HTML meta
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The tag in HTML is used to provide metadata about the HTML document. Metadata is data that describes other data, and it is not displayed on the page itself but is essential for various functionalities.
<meta charset="UTF-8">One of the most common uses of the tag is to set the character encoding of your document. This ensures that the text is displayed correctly.
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">Setting the viewport meta tag is crucial for creating responsive web designs. It controls the layout on mobile browsers by setting the width and scaling.
<meta name="description" content="A brief description of your web page">The description tag tells search engines what your page is about. A well-written description can improve your site's visibility and click-through rate.
<meta name="keywords" content="HTML, meta tags, SEO">The keywords meta tag is less commonly used today, but it still provides keywords relevant to your page content. This can assist in SEO, although its importance has diminished.
<meta name="author" content="Your Name">You can specify the author of the document using the meta tag. This is particularly useful for articles, blogs, and academic papers.
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">Using the http-equiv attribute with the value X-UA-Compatible helps to ensure that your web page is displayed correctly on Internet Explorer by specifying the compatibility mode.
<meta name="robots" content="index, follow">The robots meta tag can instruct search engines about how to index the content of your page. For example, you can tell a search engine to index the page or to follow links.
<meta property="og:title" content="Open Graph Title">Open Graph meta tags like og:title are used to control how your content appears on social media. This helps improve engagement when your page is shared.
<meta property="og:description" content="Open Graph Description">Along with og:title, the og:description meta tag enhances the preview of your content when shared on platforms like Facebook.
<meta property="og:image" content="image_url.jpg">The og:image tag specifies the image that should represent your content on social media. Using an appealing image can attract more clicks and engagement.
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">To optimize your content for Twitter, you can use the twitter:card meta tag to specify how your content will be displayed on Twitter.
<meta name="twitter:title" content="Twitter Title">The twitter:title meta tag allows you to create a custom title for how your content is displayed on Twitter, similar to Open Graph.
<meta name="twitter:description" content="Twitter Description">Finally, the twitter:description helps to customize the description shown in Twitter previews, ensuring that users know what to expect when they click.
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">