HTML DOM Meta content Property

# Meta content Property

Meta Object

## Example

Return the value of the content attribute of all meta elements:

var x = document.getElementsByTagName("META");
var txt = "";
var i;
for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
txt = txt + "Content of "+(i+1)+". meta tag: "+x[i].content+"<br>";
}

The result of txt will be:

Content of 1. meta tag: Free Web tutorials
Content of 2. meta tag: HTML5,CSS,JavaScript
Content of 3. meta tag: John Doe
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## Definition and Usage

The content property sets or returns the value of the content attribute of a meta element.

The content attribute specifies the content of the meta information.

Note: The available values of this property depends on the value of the name and the httpEquiv properties.

## Browser Support

The content property is supported in all major browsers.

## Syntax

Return the content property:

metaObject.content

Set the content property:

metaObject.content=text

Value | Description
--- | ---
text | The content of the meta information

## Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
String | The value of the content attribute of the meta element

## More Examples

## Example

Change the value of the content attribute of the third meta element (index 2) in head:

document.getElementsByTagName("META")[2].content = "Bill Mosley";
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