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meta tag Last modified: Wednesday, January 29, 2003

A special HTML tag that provides information about a Web page. Unlike normal HTML tags, meta tags do not affect how the page is displayed. Instead, they provide information such as who created the page, how often it is updated, what the page is about, and which keywords represent the page's content. Many search engines use this information when building their indices. Also see How Web Search Engines Work in the Did You Know . . . ? section of Webopedia.

HTML Meta Tags  Thorough description of all HTML meta tags from Vancouver Webpages. Also includes links to other pages describing meta tags. Meta FAQ Series of questions describing various commands and information about meta tags. Yahoo!'s meta tag page Yahoo!'s directory of meta tag. Back to Basics: META Tags Web Developer article on how to implement meta tags in Web pages. Contains background information on HTTP-EQUIV tags and tags that use the NAME attribute. What are Meta-Tags? A description of Meta-tags and why they are useful when creating web sites. If you want to be properly listed in search engines you must use Meta-Tags.