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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://yandex.com/support/webmaster/en/llms.txt
# Meta tags
Use meta tags to specify metadata for your site pages. Indexing bots use a number of meta tags to identify the contents and context of pages more accurately. This determined how a page is indexed, ranked, and displayed in search results.
With meta tags, you can provide instructions for bots on how to load and index your site pages.
## Meta tags the Yandex indexing bot takes into account {#html}
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**Meta tag**
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**Description**
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`Description`
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Can be used in site page descriptions displayed in search results. [Learn more](https://yandex.com/support/webmaster/en/indexing-options/description.md).
**Example**: ``
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`keywords`
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Can influence the page's relevance to search queries.
**Example**: ``
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`robots` {#robots}
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Defines the rules for loading and indexing site pages. [Learn more](#meta-robots).
**Example**: ``
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`viewport`
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Adapts sites for [mobile devices](https://yandex.com/support/webmaster/en/recommendations/mobile-site.md). Controls viewport scaling in the browser.
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The value `width=device-width` adapts the width of the viewport to the device screen. The value `initial-scale=1` maintains the 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.
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**Example**: ``
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`Content-Type`
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Defines the type and encoding of a document.
**Example**: ``
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`refresh` {#refresh}
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Redirects the user to the page with the specified URL after N seconds. For small N values, it's considered a temporary [redirect](https://yandex.com/support/webmaster/en/error-dictionary/http-codes.md). This is similar to server redirects with the HTTP code 302/303/307.
Use this meta tag when [moving your site](https://yandex.com/support/webmaster/en/yandex-indexing/moving-site.md#redirect).
**Example**: ``
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## Configuring the rules for loading and indexing pages {#meta-robots}
You can use one of the following ways to configure your rules with a [directive](*directive):
- Place the `robots` meta tag inside the `head` element of the page's HTML code.
- Configure the X-Robots-Tag HTTP header for a specific URL on your site's server.
{% note info %}
If the page is prohibited in the [robots.txt file](https://yandex.com/support/webmaster/en/controlling-robot/robots-txt.md), the meta tag or header directive does not apply.
{% endnote %}
Indexing bots take meta tags and headers into account by default. You can [specify directives](#particular) for certain robots.
### Directives supported by Yandex {#sup}
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**Description**
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**Robots meta tag**
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**X-Robots-Tag header**
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`noindex`
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Prohibits indexing the page text. The page won't be included in the search results.
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`nofollow`
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Prohibits following the links on the page.
The robot will not follow links when crawling the site, but it can find out about them from other sources. For example, on other pages or sites.
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`none`
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Similar to `noindex` and `nofollow` directives.
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`noarchive`
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Prohibits showing the link to the saved copy on the search results page.
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`index` \| `follow` \| `archive`
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Cancels prohibiting directives.
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`all`
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Allows search engines to index text and links on the page, similar to `index` and `follow` directives.
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The bot uses allow directives by default, so you can omit them if there are no other directives. Allow directives take priority when combined with prohibiting ones.
{% cut "Example" %}
```html
```
{% endcut %}
Robots from other search engines and services may interpret the directives in a different way.
### Examples of using directives {#sup-examples}
{% cut "**Specify multiple directives**" %} {#several}
{% list tabs %}
- Robots meta tag
You can specify multiple directives separated by commas. Example:
```html
```
- X-Robots-Tag header
You can pass multiple headers in a single response and a list of comma-separated directives. Example:
```html
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 21:42:43 GMT
X-Robots-Tag: noindex, nofollow
X-Robots-Tag: noarchive
```
{% endlist %}
{% endcut %}
{% cut "**Specify directives for specific indexing bots**" %} {#particular}
You can use the `robots` meta tag to give a directive to the Yandex robots only. Example:
```html
```
If you list common directives and directives for the Yandex robots, the search engine will take into account all of them. Example:
```html
```
The Yandex robot will treat these directives as `noindex, nofollow`.
{% endcut %}
{% cut "**Prohibit page indexing**" %} {#disallow-indexing-pages}
{% list tabs %}
- Robots meta tag
An element that disables page indexing. Example:
```html
...
```
- X-Robots-Tag header
An HTTP response with a header that prohibits indexing the page. Example:
```http
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 21:42:43 GMT
X-Robots-Tag: noindex
```
{% endlist %}
{% endcut %}
{% cut "Contact support" %}
If the pages don't appear in the search results for a long time or were excluded from them, provide examples of such pages in the form.
{% endcut %}
[*directive]: Rules for indexing bots that determine how a page will appear in search results.