meta syntax

Syntax meta element

Valid Syntax 1
only start tag, no end tag
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	<!doctype html> <html> <head> <title>... <⁄title> <meta> <⁄head> <body> <⁄body> <⁄html>

Valid Syntax 2
charset attribute present, meta above title
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	<!doctype html> <html> <head> <meta charset> <title>... <⁄title> <⁄head> <body> <⁄body> <⁄html>

HTML5 meta element, syntax Tutorial

min	video details
00:04	video demo: the correct syntax of the meta element
00:11	adding the meta element in page
00:13	the meta element has: - a start tag only: <meta> - no end tag; - no content (it's a void ⁄empty element)