HTML Tag <META> : HTML Reference

HTML Tag <META>

<META> Specifies information about the document to browsers, applications, and search engines. Place the <META> tag within the document head. For example, you can use the <META> tag to instruct the browser to load a new document after 10 seconds (client-pull), or you can specify keywords for search engines to associate with your document.

Attribute of <META> Tag

CONTENT

Assigns values to the HTTP header field. When using the REFRESH HTTP header, assign a number along with a URL to the CONTENT= attribute; the browser then loads the specified URL after the specified number of seconds.

<META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh"
CONTENT="2; URL=nextpage.html">

Possible Values

URL

HTTP-EQUIV

Indicates the HTTP header value you want to define, such as Refresh, Expires, or Content- Language. Other header values are listed in RFC2068.

<META HTTP-EQUIV="Expires" CONTENT=
"Tue, 08 Aug 1988 22:39:22 GMT">

Possible Values

Refresh, Expires

NAME

Specifies the name of the association you are defining, such as Keywords or Description. .

<META NAME="Keywords" CONTENT=
"Tutorial,Quiz">
<META NAME="Description" CONTENT="The 
cs tutorial provide study material for CS Student.">

Possible Values

Any Name.