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Modifying the <head>
We can use the <Head /> component in $fresh/runtime.ts to add elements as
children of the <head> element. By adding elements as children of Fresh’s
<Head /> tag, these automatically get injected into the <head> element of
the web page. Some uses include:
- Setting the document title using
<title> - Specifying page metadata using
<meta> - Linking to resources like stylesheets using
<link> - Including third-party JavaScript code using
<script>
routes/index.tsx
import { Head } from "$fresh/runtime.ts";
export default function Home() {
return (
<>
<Head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<title>Fresh App</title>
<meta
name="description"
content="This is a brief description of Fresh"
/>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
<script src="script.js"></script>
</Head>
<div class="p-4 mx-auto max-w-screen-md">
<h1>Hello World</h1>
</div>
</>
);
}Avoiding duplicate tags
You might end up with duplicate tags, when multiple <Head /> components are
rendered on the same page. This can happen when you render <Head /> in a route
and another <Head /> in another component for example.
// routes/page-a.tsx
<Head>
<meta name="og:title" content="This is a title" />
</Head>
// components/MyTitle.tsx
<Head>
<meta name="og:title" content="Other title" />
</Head>To ensure that the tag is not duplicated, Fresh supports setting the key prop.
By giving matching elements the same key prop, only the last one will be
rendered.
// routes/page-a.tsx
<Head>
- <meta name="og:title" content="This is a title" />
+ <meta name="og:title" content="This is a title" key="title" />
</Head>
// components/MyTitle.tsx
<Head>
- <meta name="og:title" content="Other title" />
+ <meta name="og:title" content="Other title" key="title" />
</Head>The rendered page will only include the <meta>-tag with "Other title".
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