Meta tags are commands in the HTML code of a web page that can be interpreted by search engines. Website operators are able to use meta tags, for example, to let the search engine understand what a page is about or whether the website should appear in the search results or not.

The meta tags are “superordinate” in the head area of the actual HTML page. An example of the meta description, which is important in SEO, could look like this:

<meta name="description" content="Meta-Tags sind Codes im einer Webseite, die von Suchmaschinen interpretiert werden können." />

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