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---
description: useHead customizes the head properties of individual pages of your Nuxt app.
---
# `useHead`
Nuxt provides the `useHead` composable to add and customize the head properties of individual pages of your Nuxt app. It uses [@vueuse/head](https://github.com/vueuse/head) under the hood.
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`useHead` only works during `setup` or `Lifecycle Hooks`.
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## Type
```ts
useHead(meta: Computable<MetaObject>): void
interface MetaObject extends Record<string, any> {
charset?: string
viewport?: string
meta?: Array<Record<string, any>>
link?: Array<Record<string, any>>
style?: Array<Record<string, any>>
script?: Array<Record<string, any>>
noscript?: Array<Record<string, any>>
titleTemplate?: string | ((title: string) => string)
title?: string
bodyAttrs?: Record<string, any>
htmlAttrs?: Record<string, any>
}
```
Application-wide configuration of the head metadata is possible through [nuxt.config](/api/configuration/nuxt.config#head), or by placing the `useHead` in the `app.vue` file.
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The properties of `useHead` can be dynamic, accepting `ref`, `computed` and `reactive` properties. `meta` parameter can also accept a function returning an object to make the entire object reactive.
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## Parameters
### `meta`
**Type**: `MetaObject`
An object accepting the following head metadata:
- `charset`
**Type**: `string`
**Default**: `utf-8`
Specifies character encoding for the HTML document.
- `viewport`
**Type**: `string`
**Default**: `width=device-width, initial-scale=1`
Configures the viewport (the user's visible area of a web page).
- `meta`
**Type**: `Array<Record<string, any>>`
**Default**: `width=device-width, initial-scale=1`
Each element in the array is mapped to a newly-created `<meta>` tag, where object properties are mapped to the corresponding attributes.
- `link`
**Type**: `Array<Record<string, any>>`
Each element in the array is mapped to a newly-created `<link>` tag, where object properties are mapped to the corresponding attributes.
- `style`
**Type**: `Array<Record<string, any>>`
Each element in the array is mapped to a newly-created `<style>` tag, where object properties are mapped to the corresponding attributes.
- `script`
**Type**: `Array<Record<string, any>>`
Each element in the array is mapped to a newly-created `<script>` tag, where object properties are mapped to the corresponding attributes.
- `noscript`
**Type**: `Array<Record<string, any>>`
Each element in the array is mapped to a newly-created `<noscript>` tag, where object properties are mapped to the corresponding attributes.
- `titleTemplate`
**Type**: `string` | `((title: string) => string)`
Configures dynamic template to customize the page title on an individual page.
- `title`
**Type**: `string`
Sets static page title on an individual page.
- `bodyAttrs`
**Type**: `Record<string, any>`
Sets attributes of the `<body>` tag. Each object property is mapped to the corresponding attribute.
- `htmlAttrs`
**Type**: `Record<string, any>`
Sets attributes of the `<html>` tag. Each object property is mapped to the corresponding attribute.
## Examples
### Customize Metadata
The example below changes the website's `title` and `description` using `meta` option of the `useHead` composable:
```vue
<script setup>
const title = ref('My App')
const description = ref('My amazing Nuxt app')
useHead({
title,
meta: [
{
name: 'description',
content: description
}
]
})
</script>
```
### Add Dynamic Title
In the example below, `titleTemplate` is set either as a string with the `%s` placeholder or as a `function`, which allows greater flexibility in setting the page title dynamically for each route of your Nuxt app:
```vue [app.vue]
<script setup>
useHead({
// as a string,
// where `%s` is replaced with the title
titleTemplate: '%s - Site Title',
// ... or as a function
titleTemplate: (productCategory) => {
return productCategory
? `${productCategory} - Site Title`
: 'Site Title'
}
})
</script>
```
`nuxt.config` is also used as an alternative way of setting the page title. However, `nuxt.config` does not allow the page title to be dynamic. Therefore, it is recommended to use `titleTemplate` in the `app.vue` file to add a dynamic title, which is then applied to all routes of your Nuxt app.
### Add External CSS
The example below inserts Google Fonts using the `link` property of the `useHead` composable:
```vue
<script setup>
useHead({
link: [
{
rel: 'preconnect',
href: 'https://fonts.googleapis.com'
},
{
rel: 'stylesheet',
href: 'https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto&display=swap',
crossorigin: ''
}
]
})
</script>
```
### Add Third-party Script
The example below inserts a third-party script using the `script` property of the `useHead` composable:
```vue
<script setup>
useHead({
script: [
{
src: 'https://third-party-script.com',
body: true
}
]
})
</script>
```
You can use the `body: true` option to add the above script at the end of the `<body>` tag.
:ReadMore{link="/guide/features/head-management"}