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HTML meta name Attribute
HTML <meta> tag : Use the name attribute to define a description, keywords, and the author of an HTML document. Also define the viewport to control the page's dimensions and scaling for different devices
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| application-name | Specifies the name of the Web application that the page represents |
| author | Specifies the name of the author of the document. Example:
<meta name="author" content="John Doe">
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| description | Specifies a description of the page. Search engines can pick up this description to show with the results of searches. Example:
<meta name="description" content="Free web tutorials">
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| generator | Specifies one of the software packages used to generate the document (not used on hand-authored pages). Example:
<meta name="generator" content="FrontPage 4.0">
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| keywords | Specifies a comma-separated list of keywords - relevant to the page (Informs search engines what the page is about). Tip: Always specify keywords (needed by search engines to catalogize the page). Example:
<meta name="keywords" content="HTML, meta tag, tag reference">
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| viewport | Controls the viewport (the user's visible area of a web page). The viewport varies with the device, and will be smaller on a mobile phone than on a computer screen. You should include the following <meta> viewport element in all your web pages:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
A <meta> viewport element gives the browser instructions on how to control the page's dimensions and scaling. The width=device-width part sets the width of the page to follow the screen-width of the device (which will vary depending on the device). The initial-scale=1.0 part sets the initial zoom level when the page is first loaded by the browser. Here is an example of a web page without the viewport meta tag, and the same web page with the viewport meta tag: Tip: If you are browsing this page with a phone or a tablet, you can click on the two links below to see the difference. You can read more about the viewport in our Responsive Web Design - The Viewport Tutorial. |
❮ HTML <meta> tag