content (HTML attribute)
| IE5.5+ | FF1+ | Saf1.3+ | Op9.2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Full | Full | Full |
| Depr. | Version |
|---|---|
| No | HTML 2 |
content="string - meta information"
Example
The content
attribute containing a list of categories that the document relates
to:
<meta name="categories" content="work, projects, current" />
Description
A required attribute - this is
the part that contains the actual meta-information, which is defined by
the name attribute.
Value
Varies depending on the value of the
name attribute. It may be a simple summary of the
document, a comma-separated list of words/values, a person’s name.
Compatibility
| IE | 5.5 | Full |
|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | Full | |
| 7.0 | Full | |
| Firefox | 1.0 | Full |
| 1.5 | Full | |
| 2.0 | Full | |
| Safari | 1.3 | Full |
| 2.0 | Full | |
| 3.0 | Full | |
| Opera | 9.2 | Full |
| 9.5 | Full |
Because it is so open what you can do with meta information, support is stated as ‘full’ (all browsers expose the meta information via the Document Object Model).
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