# Attribute “name” not allowed on element “meta” at this point. > Canonical HTML version: https://rocketvalidator.com/html-validation/attribute-name-not-allowed-on-element-meta-at-this-point > Attribution: Rocket Validator (https://rocketvalidator.com) > License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) This error is misleading at first glance because the `` tag in question is often perfectly well-formed. The real problem is usually *above* the `` tag — an element that doesn't belong in `` (such as ``, `
`, `

`, or other flow content) has been placed there. When the HTML parser encounters such an element inside ``, it implicitly closes the `` and opens the ``. From that point on, any subsequent `` tags are now technically inside the ``, where the `name` attribute on `` is not permitted. In other cases, the error can also occur when a `` tag is explicitly placed inside ``, or when a typo or malformed tag earlier in the document breaks the expected document structure. This matters for several reasons. Search engines and social media platforms rely on `` tags being in the `` to extract page descriptions, Open Graph data, and other metadata. If the document structure is broken and `` tags end up in the ``, this metadata may be ignored entirely. Additionally, elements like `` inside `` won't render as expected, and the overall document structure will be invalid, potentially causing unpredictable behavior across browsers. ## How to fix it 1. **Look above the flagged `` tag.** Find any element in the `` that doesn't belong there — common culprits include ``, `

`, ``, `

`, ``, or `

`. 2. **Move the offending element** into the `` where it belongs. 3. **If the `` tag itself is in the ``**, move it into the ``. 4. **Check for malformed tags** above the `` — an unclosed tag or a typo can break the parser's understanding of the document structure. Only certain elements are allowed inside ``: ``, `<meta>`, `<link>`, `<style>`, `<script>`, `<noscript>`, `<base>`, and `<template>`. ## Examples ### An invalid element in `<head>` breaks the context The `<img>` tag is not allowed inside `<head>`. The parser implicitly closes `<head>` when it encounters it, so the `<meta>` tag that follows ends up in `<body>`: ```html <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>My Page A smiling cat

Welcome!

``` Move the `` into the `` to fix the issue: ```html My Page A smiling cat

Welcome!

``` ### A `` tag accidentally placed in `` ```html My Page

Hello world

``` Move the `` tag into ``: ```html My Page

Hello world

``` ### A malformed tag disrupts the `` A missing closing `>` on a `` tag can confuse the parser, causing subsequent elements to be misinterpreted: ```html My Page

Content

``` Close the `` tag properly: ```html My Page

Content

```