<meta> tags in HTML provide metadata about the HTML document. Metadata is data (information) about data. <meta> tags always go inside the document's <head> tag and are typically used to specify the character set, page description, keywords, author, and other metadata.Below is an example HTML code snippet that includes various types of
<meta> tags commonly used:Explanation of each meta tag:
Character Encoding (
charset):<meta charset="UTF-8">sets the character encoding for the webpage. UTF-8 is the most common and recommended.Viewport:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">sets the viewport to scale the page to the screen width, useful for responsive design.IE Compatibility:
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">specifies that the page should be rendered using the latest rendering engine available on Internet Explorer.Description:
<meta name="description" content="This is a description of the web page">provides a brief description of the webpage, which search engines may use in search results.Keywords:
<meta name="keywords" content="HTML, CSS, JavaScript">specifies keywords for the webpage, which were historically used by search engines but are less relevant today.Author:
<meta name="author" content="Your Name">indicates the name of the author of the webpage.
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