The <meta> tag in the <head> section provides essential information about your website to browsers and search engines.
It is mainly used for:
The most common use of the <meta> tag is to specify the character set used by your web page.
The UTF-8 format is recommended because it covers virtually all characters and symbols in all languages, ensuring that your text displays correctly on different browsers and platforms.
That's why the <head> tag is commonly followed by:
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta charset="UTF-8" />