Meta tag html

Question

what are meta tags. Why and how are thy used in html web devlopment.

Upendra Pratap Shahi · Answer

The meta > tag provides metadata about the HTML document. Metadata will not be displayed on the page but will be machine parsable. Meta elements are typically used to specify page description  keywords author of the document last modified and other metadata. Basicly this is used to know about sites on WWW and useful for SEO

yuvaraj k · Answer

Hi.. Meta Tag Is Search engine Keyword and Website Detail Identify using method.. http://publictutorials.com/html/meta_tag.html

Neeraj Kumar · Answer

The meta > tag provides metadata about the HTML document. Metadata will not be displayed on the page but will be machine parsable. Meta elements are typically used to specify page description  keywords author of the document last modified and other metadata for more information check http://www.wordstream.com/meta-tags

Dipankar Biswas · Answer

Hi.. See This link.. http://www.iacquire.com/blog/18-meta-tags-every-webpage-should-have-in-2013 Thanks