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CSS Treehouse Club: CSS My First Web Page Introduction to My First Web Page

Posted by Eni Begotaraj
Eni Begotaraj
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<meta charset="utf-8"> ....

Do we have to add always the (meta charset utf-8 ) when we write a code on html ?

1 Answer

Rasbin Rijal
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Rasbin Rijal
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Rasbin Rijal
Rasbin Rijal
Courses Plus Student 10,864 Points

Hi Besnik,

Metadata is data (information) about data.

The <meta> tag provides metadata about the HTML document. Metadata will not be displayed on the page, but will be machine parsable.

Meta elements are typically used to specify page description, keywords, author of the document, last modified, and other metadata.

The metadata can be used by browsers (how to display content or reload page), search engines (keywords), or other web services.

So, though it is not compulsory to add the meta tag, you should use it for the above mentioned purposes and it is recommended to use meta tags in web pages.

Reference : http://www.w3schools.com

Hope this helps :)

Eni Begotaraj
Eni Begotaraj
13,723 Points

Thank you very much also for the reference page.