HTML http-equiv Attribute

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Example

<head>
	<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="3">
</head>
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Meaning

The http-equiv attribute binds the meta-information in the content attribute to an equivalent HTTP response header.

Note: If this attribute is present, the name attribute should not be used.



Standard Syntax

HTML: <meta http-equiv="content-security-policy|content-type|default-style|refresh">
XHTML: <meta http-equiv="content-security-policy|content-type|default-style|refresh" />


Browser Support



Status



Applies to:

The http-equiv attribute can be used on the following element:

Element Attribute
<meta> http-equiv




Attribute Values

Value Description
content-security-policy Allows page authors to define a content policy for the current page.
content-type Declares the MIME type and character encoding of the document.
default-style Sets the name of the default alternative style sheet set.
x-ua-compatible If specified, the content attribute must have the value "IE=edge". User agents are required to ignore this pragma.
refresh Acts as timed redirect.
  • The number of seconds until the page should be reloaded - only if the content attribute contains a positive integer.
  • The number of seconds until the page should redirect to another - only if the content attribute contains a positive integer followed by the string ';url=', and a valid URL.
    Example: <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="2;url=https://www.google.com">
❮ HTML Attributes