Meta content Property
Example
Return the value of the content attribute of all meta elements:
 var x = document.getElementsByTagName("META");
var txt = "";
 var i;
for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
  txt = txt + "Content of "+(i+1)+". meta tag: "+x[i].content+"<br>";
 }
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Definition and Usage
The content property sets or returns the value of the content attribute of a meta element.
The content attribute specifies the content of the meta information.
Note: The available values of this property depends on the value of the name and the httpEquiv properties.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| content | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
Syntax
Return the content property:
 metaObject.content
Set the content property:
 metaObject.content = text
| Value | Description | 
|---|---|
| text | The content of the meta information | 
Return Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| String | The value of the content attribute of the meta element | 
More Examples
Example
Change the value of the content attribute of the third meta element (index 2) in head:
 document.getElementsByTagName("META")[2].content = "Bill Mosley";
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❮ Meta Object

