Meta Tags

(Mc.Alister Family Law, 2022)

 Define what is a meta tag is?

A meta description tag is the snippet of HTML code that belongs inside the header of a web page. It is usually placed after the title tag and before 

2. Choose a webpage and analyze its meta tags

<meta name=viewport content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, user-scalable=yes, minimum-scale=1">

<meta http-equiv=X-UA-Compatible content=IE =edge>

(https://www.ebay.co.uk)

3. Provide a brief description of each meta tag.

<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1">

-The HTML Viewport meta tag is used for creating responsive website. So that web page can adjust its width according to viewport. It specifies the virtual viewport width of the device. It specifies the virtual viewport height of the device. It specifies the zoom level when the page is first visited.-(HTML Viewport meta tag for Responsive WebDesign).

.<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">

- If the name attribute is set, the <meta> element provides document-level metadata, applying to the whole page. If the http-equiv attribute is set, the <meta> element is a pragma directive, providing information equivalent to what can be given by a similarly-named HTTP header. (<meta>: The metadata element - HTML: HyperText Markup Langua…)

References:

Contributor, T.T. (2012) What is meta description tag?: Definition from TechTarget, WhatIs.com. TechTarget. Available at: https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/meta-description-tag (Accessed: January 23, 2023).

Electronics, cars, fashion, Collectibles & More (no date) eBay. Available at: https://www.ebay.co.uk/(Accessed: January 21, 2023). 

McAlister Family Law (2022) Meta Archives, McAlister Family Law. Available at: https://www.mcalisterfamilylaw.co.uk/tag/meta/ (Accessed: February 11, 2023).