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# HTML <meta> tag

## Function:

The HTML <meta> tag is used for declaring metadata for the HTML document.

## Difference between HTML and XHTML:

In HTML the <meta> tag has no end tag.

In XHTML the <meta> tag must be properly closed.

## Example:

    <html>
    <head>
    <title>HTML meta tag</title>
    <meta name="keywords" content="HTML, meta tag, metadata" />
    <meta name="description" content="Brief description of the document" />
    <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="10" />
    </head>
    <body style="background-color:orange">
    Document content goes here
    </body>
    </html>

For more detail on Meta Tag please go through Meta Tag

## Attributes:

Attribute | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
Name | author description keywords generator revised
others
Name for the property.
content | text | Defines meta information to be associated with http-equiv or name.
http-equiv | content-type expires refresh set-cookie | Connects the content attribute to an HTTP header.
scheme | text | Defines a format to be used to interpret the value of the content attribute.

## Standard Attributes:

Attribute | Description
--- | ---
dir | Specifies the direction of the text
lang | Sets the language code.
xml:lang | Sets the language code.

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