There are a variety of HTML tags you can use to improve the SEO of a web page. Here is a few of them:
1. Title tag
The title tag is the title of the page that shows up in your browser window, as well as in the Google search results.
<head> <title>Your Title</title> </head>
2. Meta Description Tag
This is also important for SEO because search engines use this description in the search results.
<head> <meta name="description" content="page description"> </head>
3. Heading Tags (H1-H6)
Heading tags make it easier for readers and search engines to understand the contents of a web page.
<h1>First heading</h1> // Main Heading <h2></h2> // Sub Heading <h3></h3> // Sub Heading <h4></h4> // Other <h5></h5> // Other <h6></h6> // Other
4. Alt Attribute
Alt Attribute provides context for search engine crawlers as well as for those viewing a page with a screen reader.
<img src="url" alt="Your image description">
5. Robots tag
A robots tag is an element in the HTML of a page that informs search engines which pages on a website should be indexed and which should not.
<meta name="robots" content="index, follow">
Conclusion
This article has taught you the different types of HTML tags used for SEO and the best practices to follow.
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