How to make meta tag in head function correctly using javascript

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hello,

I want to insert meta tag in head but it dosen't take in consideration this is what i have tried

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i have tried this instruction but it dosen't take in consideration
$('head').append('<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=8" >');

and whene i add it directly in head it work

Posted 24-Apr-18 22:31pm

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Updated 25-Apr-18 6:06am

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F-ES Sitecore 25-Apr-18 4:35am

Does your site have an existing http-eqiv meta tag hard-coded?

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Richard Deeming · Answer 1 · 2018-04-25T06:07:00

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By the time your Javascript executes, it's too late to change the IE compatibility mode.

You need to add a static meta tag to the file, or send the header from the server. If you use the meta tag, it needs to come before anything else except the title tag.

Posted 25-Apr-18 6:07am

Richard Deeming