Revision 1089749 of HTMLMetaElement

<div>{{ APIRef("HTML DOM") }}</div>

<p>The <strong><code>HTMLMetaElement</code></strong> interface contains descriptive metadata about a document. It&nbsp;inherits all of the properties and methods described in the <span class="internal">{{domxref("HTMLElement")}} interface</span>.</p>

<h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2>

<p><em>Inherits properties from its parent, {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}.</em></p>

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   <th scope="col">Name</th>
   <th scope="col">Type</th>
   <th scope="col">Description</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>content</code></td>
   <td>{{domxref("DOMString")}}</td>
   <td>Gets or sets the value of meta-data property.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>httpEquiv</td>
   <td>{{domxref("DOMString")}}</td>
   <td>Gets or sets the name of an HTTP&nbsp;response header to define for a document.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>name</code></td>
   <td>{{domxref("DOMString")}}</td>
   <td>Gets or sets the name of a meta-data property to define for a document.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>scheme {{obsolete_inline}}</code></td>
   <td>{{domxref("DOMString")}}</td>
   <td>Gets or sets the name of a scheme used to interpret the value of a meta-data property.</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Methods">Methods</h2>

<p><em>No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}.</em></p>

<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

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   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
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   <td>{{SpecName('HTML WHATWG', "semantics.html#the-meta-element", "HTMLMetaElement")}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}}</td>
   <td>No change from {{SpecName("HTML5 W3C")}}.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML5 W3C', "document-metadata.html#the-meta-element", "HTMLMetaElement")}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML5 W3C')}}</td>
   <td>The following property is now obsolete: <code>scheme</code>.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('DOM2 HTML', 'html.html#ID-37041454', 'HTMLMetaElement')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('DOM2 HTML')}}</td>
   <td>No change from {{SpecName("DOM1")}}.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('DOM1', 'level-one-html.html#ID-37041454', 'HTMLMetaElement')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('DOM1')}}</td>
   <td>Initial definition.</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

<div>{{CompatibilityTable}}</div>

<div id="compat-desktop">
<table class="compat-table">
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  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Chrome</th>
   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari (WebKit)</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop(1.0)}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<div id="compat-mobile">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>IE Phone</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile(1.0)}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>

<ul>
 <li>The HTML element implementing this interface: {{HTMLElement("meta")}}</li>
</ul>