Sveltejs Academy · Lesson

svelte:head for Dynamic Meta Tags

Inject page-specific and tags into the document head.

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svelte:head for Dynamic Meta Tags is a free Sveltejs Academy lesson on CoddyKit. This is lesson 1 of 4. You can read the complete lesson below for free — then practise it hands-on in the browser with a built-in code editor and a 24/7 AI tutor. It is part of the Sveltejs Academy learning path, and your progress syncs across the web and the CoddyKit app. The Sveltejs Academy course includes 4 lessons in total.

The svelte:head Element

Use <svelte:head> to inject elements into the document head.

Setting the Title

Inside, put any head tags like title or meta.

<svelte:head>
  <title>{post.title}</title>
</svelte:head>

Per-Page Titles

Each page can set its own title for SEO and tab labels.

Dynamic Meta

Interpolate variables into description, keywords, and OG tags.

<svelte:head>
  <meta name="description" content={post.summary} />
</svelte:head>

SSR-Friendly

svelte:head works during SSR, so head tags appear in the initial HTML for crawlers.

Multiple svelte:head Blocks

You can have multiple <svelte:head> blocks in one component.

In Layouts

Set defaults in layouts and override per page.

Avoid Duplicate Tags

SvelteKit removes earlier instances of unique tags like title when a later one is set.

Open Graph

Add og:title, og:description, og:image for rich social previews (covered next).

Canonical Links

Set canonical URLs inside svelte:head.

<link rel="canonical" href={canonicalUrl} />

SEO Best Practices

Unique titles and descriptions per page improve search visibility.

Quick Check

What does svelte:head do?

Answer it in the interactive lesson

Recap

<svelte:head> sets page-specific head tags for titles, meta, and links across both SSR and client navigation.

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What will I learn in “svelte:head for Dynamic Meta Tags”?

Inject page-specific and tags into the document head. You practise Sveltejs Academy with hands-on code you run directly in the browser, and a 24/7 AI tutor answers your questions as you work through the lesson.

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