Metainformation Module

Reference: *Metainformation Module at the W3C

Elements in this Module

meta

Description

The Metainformation Module declares the meta element which is used, within the head element, in order to associate metainformation with the document.

If the meta element's name attribute is used then the value of the content attribute is associated with that name (the scheme attribute may be used to clarify to which metainformation scheme that particular parameter belongs).

Alternatively, the meta element's http-equiv attribute may be used to specify a particular HTTP header name (e.g. Content-Type). The content attribute should then be set to the required content of that header. Such a meta element should then be interpreted by a user agent as if the equivalent HTTP header were actually sent by the server for that document. It is better if the server sends the appropriate header in the first place, but having said that, the meta technique is useful for those documents which are not being delivered from a web server.