# The “name” attribute is never allowed on the “meta""” element.

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A `<meta>` tag has stray quote characters right after its name, as in `<meta"" name="description">`, so the parser reads them as part of the element name.

In a start tag, the element name runs until the first space, `/` or `>`. With no space between `meta` and the quotes, the browser creates an unknown element called `meta""` instead of a `<meta>` element. The `name` attribute isn't allowed on that unknown element, which is what this warning reports. Single quotes (`<meta''`) or a different number of quotes give the same message.

The warning is the mildest part of the problem. Because there is no real `<meta>` element, the description, viewport or other metadata in the tag never takes effect, and search engines don't see it either. The unknown element also ends the `<head>` early, and since it has no end tag, it wraps the rest of the page. Expect several errors on the same line in the report, including one that calls `meta""` a completely unknown element and a "Stray end tag" error for `head`.

Remove the quotes so that a space follows `meta`. If a template or CMS writes the tag, fix it there: the quotes can come from an empty variable or attribute printed right after the tag name. Correcting the tag also clears the other errors it caused.

## Invalid example

```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>My page</title>
    <meta"" name="description" content="A short summary of the page.">
  </head>
  <body>
    <p>Hello, world!</p>
  </body>
</html>
```

## Valid example

```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>My page</title>
    <meta name="description" content="A short summary of the page.">
  </head>
  <body>
    <p>Hello, world!</p>
  </body>
</html>
```