HTML with Meta Tags

[dyanbeaton]

Can any wise bird out there tell me if it's OK to use html (simple stuff like
) within the descriptionn tags, or do se's not like it? I'd appreciate any advice... thanks
lady A

[janeth]

What would be the purpose of using it in the meta tags?

[nelsonez]

No you do not want to use HTML within a Meta tag. Some of the search engines follow at least loosely the W3C validation rules.

See: http://validator.w3.org/

As far as I know using HTML within a meta tag will gain you no benefit whatsoever and can only potentially hurt you.

[Dactyl]

Nope you shouldnt use html tags inside your description, only text, and seperate using commas.

[bobitza]

I think you can use HTML tags, but what's the point ? The engines that take into consideration the meta tags will look at them as simple "words".