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Best practices — Google Search Central
Does Google use meta keywords?
Google has ignored the meta keywords tag since 2009. Maintaining or optimizing it provides no SEO benefit.
Further analysis
Use this entry as an audit checkpoint. The cited source establishes the context; the direct answer identifies what to check before choosing an action.
In SFT, this topic relates to Structure. Check whether the signal is visible on the page, connected to the rest of the website and supported by understandable evidence.
Related search terms include ignored meta keywords, obsolete tags. Use them to describe the issue in a brief, audit or answer page.
Applying SFT
Structure turns a rule into readable architecture: headings, URLs, structured data, visible content and clear hierarchy.