HTML <meta> schemeAttribute
Examples
Use the scheme attribute to define the format of the content attribute:
<head>
<meta name="date" content="2009-01-02" scheme="YYYY-MM-DD">
<meta name="identifier" content="0-2345-6634-6" scheme="ISBN">
</head>
<meta name="date" content="2009-01-02" scheme="YYYY-MM-DD">
<meta name="identifier" content="0-2345-6634-6" scheme="ISBN">
</head>
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Browser Support
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All major browsers support the scheme attribute.
Definition and Usage
HTML5 does not support the <meta> scheme attribute.
The scheme attribute specifies the scheme (format or URI) used to translate the value of the content attribute.
Syntax
<meta scheme="format|URI">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| format/URI | Defines the format of the value within the content attribute (or points to a URI containing information). |
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