Meta content attribute

HTML DOM Meta Object

Definition and usage

content Attribute sets or returns the value of the content attribute of the meta element.

<meta> content attribute Specifies the content of meta information.

Note:The available values of this attribute depend on name and http-equiv The value of the attribute.

See also:

HTML Reference Manual:HTML <meta> Tag

Instance

Example 1

Return the content attributes of all meta elements:

var x = document.getElementsByTagName("META");
var txt = "";
var i;
for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
  txt = txt + "Content of "+(i+1)+". meta tag: "+x[i].content+"<br>";
}

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Example 2

Change the content attribute of the third meta element in the head (index 2):

document.getElementsByTagName("META")[2].content = "Steve Jobs";

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Syntax

Return the content attribute:

metaObject.content

Set the content attribute:

metaObject.content = text

Attribute value

Value Description
text Content of Meta Information.

Technical Details

Return Value: String, the meta element's content Attribute Value.

Browser Support

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Related Pages

HTML Reference Manual:HTML <meta> content Attribute

HTML DOM Meta Object