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If you want to find out whether a given page is using meta tags, just right-click anywhere on the page and select “View Page Source.” A new tab will open in Chrome (in Firefox, it’ll be a pop-up window). The part at the top, or “head” of the page, is where the meta tags would be.
Meta tags are HTML tags that describe your page content to search engines and website visitors….By using these meta tags, you can boost your website’s SEO.
- Title Tag.
- Meta Description.
- Canonical Tag.
- Alternative Text Tag.
- Robots Meta Tag.
- Open Graph Meta Tags and Twitter Cards.
- Header Tags.
Where do I Find my meta tags in HTML?
This is where you’ll find your HTML meta tags along with any CSS or JavaScript links that apply to the page. Here’s an example of how the looks for a recent WebDesigner Depot post about CSS libraries:
Are there any meta tags that Google understands?
The default values are index, follow and don’t need to be specified. For a full list of values that Google understands, see the list of valid directives. You can also specify this information in the header of your pages using the “X-Robots-Tag” HTTP header directive.
When do you need a canonical meta tag?
When you have duplicate content on your website, or pages that are very similar to one another, the canonical meta tag tells Google which page is the original and should have traffic driven to it. Do you really need it? Google doesn’t take kindly to duplicate content.
Where can I find the robots meta tag?
You can also specify this information in the header of your pages using the “X-Robots-Tag” HTTP header directive. This is particularly useful if you wish to limit indexing of non-HTML files like graphics or other kinds of documents. More information about robots meta tags.