The meta tags should be inserted between the and tags of your document.
Below is an example of how to format meta tags and where to place them:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Your Site Title goes here</TITLE>
<META name="keywords" content="Your keywords go here, separated by a comma">
<META name="description" content="Your site description goes here">
</HEAD>
.. Page content is placed here ..
</BODY>
</HTML>