The HTMLMetaElement interface contains descriptive metadata about a document. It inherits all of the properties and methods described in the HTMLElement interface.
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
| DOMString | Gets or sets the name of a scheme used to interpret the value of a meta-data property. |
No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLMetaElement' in that specification. | Living Standard | |
| HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLMetaElement' in that specification. | Recommendation | The following property is now obsolete: scheme. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'HTMLMetaElement' in that specification. | Obsolete | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'HTMLMetaElement' in that specification. | Obsolete | Initial definition. |
| Desktop | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | |
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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