Meta tags that Yandex takes into account
Meta tags allow you to specify metadata about a site page. A number of meta tags are also used by search engine robots. The Yandex robot looks at the content of the following meta tags:
| Meta tag | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Can be used in descriptions of site pages in the search results. Learn more | <meta name="Description" content="..."/> |
| Keywords | Can be used when determining the page's relevance to search queries. | <meta name="Keywords" content="..."/> |
| robots | Defines the rules for loading and indexing site pages. Learn more | <meta name="robots" content="..."/> |
| viewport | Used to adapt the site for viewing on mobile devices. It allows controlling the zoom of the viewport in the browser. Learn more The value width=device-width adapts the width of the viewport to the device screen. The value initial-scale=1 provides a 1:1 ratio of CSS pixels to independent device pixels. If the meta tag is omitted, mobile browsers show the page for a computer screen by default. Since the screen width on a mobile device is significantly less than a computer screen, browsers try to optimize the content by increasing the font size, scaling the content to the screen size, or showing only the part of the content that fits on the screen. | <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> |
| Content-Type | Taken into account when determining the type of document and its encoding. | <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="type; charset=..."/> |
| refresh | Redirects the user to the page with the specified URL after the user stays N seconds on the current page. For small N values, it is considered a temporary redirect, similar to server redirects with the HTTP code 302/303/307. | <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="N;url=_redirect target URL_"> |
| Meta tag | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Can be used in descriptions of site pages in the search results. Learn more | <meta name="Description" content="..."/> |
| Keywords | Can be used when determining the page's relevance to search queries. | <meta name="Keywords" content="..."/> |
| robots | Defines the rules for loading and indexing site pages. Learn more | <meta name="robots" content="..."/> |
| viewport | Used to adapt the site for viewing on mobile devices. It allows controlling the zoom of the viewport in the browser. Learn more The value width=device-width adapts the width of the viewport to the device screen. The value initial-scale=1 provides a 1:1 ratio of CSS pixels to independent device pixels. If the meta tag is omitted, mobile browsers show the page for a computer screen by default. Since the screen width on a mobile device is significantly less than a computer screen, browsers try to optimize the content by increasing the font size, scaling the content to the screen size, or showing only the part of the content that fits on the screen. | <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> |
| Content-Type | Taken into account when determining the type of document and its encoding. | <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="type; charset=..."/> |
| refresh | Redirects the user to the page with the specified URL after the user stays N seconds on the current page. For small N values, it is considered a temporary redirect, similar to server redirects with the HTTP code 302/303/307. | <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="N;url=_redirect target URL_"> |
