Meta Tags — Complete Guide
Meta Tags — Complete Guide: free step-by-step lesson with examples, common mistakes, and interview tips — part of HTML Tutorial on Toolliyo Academy.
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HTML Tutorial · Lesson 39 of 100
Meta Tags
Basics ✓ → Forms & semantics → APIs & performance → Projects
Forms & semantics · 2 — Forms, SEO, a11y · ~6 min · HTML — Semantic HTML & SEO
What is this?
Meta tags in head describe charset, viewport, description, and social previews.
Why should you care?
MarkupVerse SEO and link previews depend on accurate meta.
See it live — copy this example
Save as demo.html and open in your browser, or use Run Example below.
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>MarkupVerse Pay — Fast transfers</title>
<meta name="description" content="Send money with clear fees and instant alerts.">
<meta property="og:title" content="MarkupVerse Pay">
<meta property="og:description" content="Send money with clear fees.">
</head>
Run Example »
Edit the code below and click Run to see the result in Toolliyo’s live editor.
What happened?
- One clear title/description per page.
- charset first.
- viewport for mobile.
- Open Graph for shares.
Practice next
- Set description.
- Add og:title.
- View source on a page.
- Add twitter:card.
- Add theme-color.
Remember
charset + viewport. Unique title/description. OG for shares.
MarkupVerse share meta
Pay page has unique description.
Outcome: Search/social snippets look right.
Interview prep for this lesson
Practice these questions aloud after reading—each links to a full structured answer.
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