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HTMLMetaElement

The HTMLMetaElement interface contains descriptive metadata about a document. It inherits all of the properties and methods described in the HTMLElement interface.

EventTarget Node Element HTMLElement HTMLMetaElement

Properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

Name Type Description
content DOMString Gets or sets the value of meta-data property.
httpEquiv DOMString Gets or sets the name of an HTTP response header to define for a document.
name DOMString Gets or sets the name of a meta-data property to define for a document.
scheme Deprecated DOMString Gets or sets the name of a scheme used to interpret the value of a meta-data property.

Methods

No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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HTMLMetaElement
1
12
1
5.5
≤12.1
1
1
18
4
≤12.1
1
1.0
content
1
12
1
5.5
≤12.1
1
1
18
4
≤12.1
1
1.0
httpEquiv
1
12
1
5.5
≤12.1
1
1
18
4
≤12.1
1
1.0
media
93
93
No
No
79
15
93
93
No
66
15
17.0
name
1
12
1
5.5
≤12.1
1
1
18
4
≤12.1
1
1.0
scheme
1
12
1
6
≤12.1
1
1
18
4
≤12.1
1
1.0

See also

  • The HTML element implementing this interface: <meta>

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