diff --git a/files/en-us/web/html/reference/elements/meta/name/generator/index.md b/files/en-us/web/html/reference/elements/meta/name/generator/index.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000000000..b4d09fa9b3adb18 --- /dev/null +++ b/files/en-us/web/html/reference/elements/meta/name/generator/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +title: '`` HTML attribute value' +short-title: generator +slug: Web/HTML/Reference/Elements/meta/name/generator +page-type: html-attribute-value +spec-urls: https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/semantics.html#meta-generator +sidebar: htmlsidebar +--- + +The **`generator`** value for the [`name`](/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Elements/meta/name) attribute of the {{htmlelement("meta")}} element identifies software that generated the document. +If specified, the software name is provided using the [`content`](/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Elements/meta#content) attribute as a free-form string. + +For example, a static site generator called "ExamplePress" could identify itself in the generated document: + +```html + +``` + +The `generator` value should not be used for documents whose markup was written manually rather than generated by software. + +## Usage notes + +A `` element has the following additional attributes: + +- [`content`](/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Elements/meta#content) + - : A free-form string that identifies one of the software packages used to generate the document. + +## Examples + +### Identifying the document generator + +The following example indicates that the document was generated using WordPress 6.8: + +```html + +``` + +## Specifications + +{{Specifications}} + +## Browser compatibility + +This metadata is descriptive, so browser compatibility does not apply. + +## See also + +- [Standard metadata names](/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Elements/meta/name)