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Meta tags

msapplication-TileImage

Legacy Internet Explorer metadata for the image on a website tile pinned to the Windows 8 Start screen. Modern Chromium-based Edge does not use it.

Code examples

Good example
<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="/path/to/square-image-144x144.png">
A root-relative path to the legacy 144 × 144 tile image.
Good example
<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://example.com/icons/tile-144.png">
An absolute URL to the correctly sized PNG is also valid.
Avoid this example
<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="/path/to/rectangle-image-300x150.png">
Does not match the square Windows 8 tile image format.
Avoid this example
<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="">
An empty value identifies no tile image. Omit this legacy tag instead.

Recommendations

  • 01
    Use Square Images
    The original Windows 8 guidance calls for a 144 × 144 pixel PNG.
  • 02
    Treat It as Legacy
    Keep this only when you still support Windows 8 pinned sites. Use manifest icons for current PWAs.
  • 03
    Pair It with a Color
    Use msapplication-TileColor for the legacy tile background behind transparent pixels.

Related documentation

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name

Adds Apple’s Smart App Banner in Safari. The banner opens the installed app or its App Store page.

<meta name="apple-itunes-app" content="app-id=123456789">
The required parameter with a numeric App Store ID.

apple-mobile-web-app-capable

name

Legacy Apple extension that makes a Home Screen web app open without Safari controls when set to yes. Prefer a web app manifest for a modern PWA.

<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">
The only value that enables this legacy standalone mode.

apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style

name

Legacy Apple extension that sets the iOS status bar style for a Home Screen web app. It only works when apple-mobile-web-app-capable enables standalone mode.

<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="default">
Uses the normal status bar. This is also the default value.

apple-mobile-web-app-title

name

Legacy Apple extension that sets the title shown for a Home Screen web app. Without it, iOS uses the page title.

<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title" content="MyApp">
A short Home Screen title.

mobile-web-app-capable

name

Deprecated pre-manifest hint once used by Chrome for Android to launch a Home Screen site without browser controls. Use a web app manifest today.

<meta name="mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">
The historical value that requested standalone app mode.