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How meta tags are used in Html?



Explanation

Here we have listed some of the important meta tag values which is often used.

Value Description and example
content-language Specifies the base language of an element's attribute value and text content.
content-script-type A client-side script used in the program.
content-style-type Set's the default style sheet language used in the document.
content-type Specifies the document data type.
expires Sets the expiry date of the document.
ext-cache Defines the name of an alternate cache to Netscape Navigator.
imagetoolbar This turns off Internet Explorer's image toolbar that appears when you hover an image
pragma Tells the visitor's browser NOT to cache the web page contents.
refresh Used to reload and redirect Web pages.
set-cookie This method sets a "cookie" in the user's Web browser.
site-enter Specifies the transition effect that is to be performed when the site is loaded.
site-exit Specifies the transition effect that is to be performed when the site is unloaded.
window-target Specifies the name of the frame for the current page.


Name="value"

Name and description of the element that is being set.

Value Description and example
abstract Define a secondary description.
author Records author name of the document.
classification Classify the site into the appropriate category.
copyright Used to include copyright information in the document.
description Description of the website.
doc-class Indicates the working state of document.
doc-type Indicates the type of document.
generator Defines the name of the program which created the web document.
owner Defines the owner of the page or site.
keywords Inform search engines what your web site or page is about.
MSSmartTagsPreventParsing This tag is used to prevent any Microsoft product from automatically generating smart tags.
refresh Refresh the webpage for a specified amount of time.





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