What is the use of meta tag in HTML?

Question

Ive seen lot of websites contain meta tags.
i dont know whats the use of it...
can anyone explain me?

Answer 1

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, authorof the document, last modified, and other metadata.

Answer 2

Meta tag is a tag found in the head section of an html file

Answer 3

Meta tag is used for making a website readable in all devices

Answer 4

Hi