Free Meta Tag Generator — Create SEO, Open Graph & Twitter Card Tags Instantly
Meta tags are the HTML code that tells search engines and social platforms what your page is about. They determine how your site appears in Google results, what image and title shows when someone shares your link on Twitter, and whether Facebook displays your content correctly. Getting meta tags right is one of the most impactful, lowest-effort SEO tasks you can do. The Meta Tag Generator on ConvertLinx creates complete, properly formatted meta tag code for any page — fill in the fields, copy the generated HTML.
How to Generate Meta Tags
- Open the Meta Tag Generator
- Fill in your page title, description, URL, image, and other details
- Copy the generated HTML and paste it into your page's
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Types of Meta Tags Generated
Basic SEO meta tags:
<title>— The page title that appears in browser tabs and Google search results<meta name="description">— The summary text displayed under your title in search results<meta name="keywords">— Largely ignored by modern search engines but still generated for completeness<meta name="robots">— Instructions for search engine crawlers (index/noindex, follow/nofollow)<link rel="canonical">— Specifies the preferred URL to avoid duplicate content issues
Open Graph tags (for Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp):
og:title— Title shown in the link previewog:description— Description shown in the link previewog:image— Image shown in the link preview (1200×630px recommended)og:url— Canonical URL for the contentog:type— Content type (website, article, product, etc.)
Twitter Card tags:
twitter:card— Card type (summary, summary_large_image, app, player)twitter:title,twitter:description,twitter:imagetwitter:site— Your Twitter @handle
Meta Description Best Practices
The meta description is the text snippet that appears under your page title in Google search results. While Google doesn't use it as a direct ranking factor, it heavily influences click-through rate — which does affect rankings indirectly.
Rules for effective meta descriptions:
- Length: 140-160 characters. Google displays approximately 155 characters on desktop; shorter text may appear fully but wastes space; longer text gets truncated with "..."
- Include the target keyword: Google bolds keywords that match the user's search query in the snippet, making your result more visually prominent
- Write for humans, not bots: The description is advertising copy. Its job is to get the click, not to rank. Be specific about what the page delivers.
- Use active voice with a value proposition: "Learn how to compress images without quality loss — free, instant, no signup" beats "This page is about image compression tools for websites."
- Unique per page: Every page should have a unique description. Duplicate descriptions across multiple pages reduce their effectiveness.
Page Title Best Practices
The <title> tag is one of the strongest on-page SEO signals Google uses for ranking. Rules:
- Length: 50-60 characters. Google typically displays up to 60 characters before truncating.
- Primary keyword near the start: "Free Image Compressor — Reduce File Size Online" is stronger than "Online Tool to Reduce File Size — Free Image Compressor"
- Brand at the end: "Keyword-rich Page Title | SiteName" is the standard format
- Unique per page: Every page needs a unique, descriptive title
- Accurate: Google penalizes clickbait titles that don't match page content
Open Graph Images: Why Size Matters
The image displayed when someone shares your link on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or WhatsApp is controlled by your og:image tag. If this tag is missing or points to a small image, social platforms will either show a tiny image or no image at all — dramatically reducing click-through rate on shared links.
Recommended image dimensions:
- Open Graph (Facebook, LinkedIn): 1200×630px minimum, 1200×628px ideal
- Twitter summary_large_image: 1200×628px
- Twitter summary (small card): 144×144px minimum
Use the Image Resizer to create properly-sized social sharing images, then reference them in your generated meta tags.
Related Tools on ConvertLinx
- Image Resizer — create correctly-sized Open Graph images
- Word Counter — check your meta description character count before generating
- Text to Slug — generate clean URL slugs for your canonical URLs
- QR Code Generator — create QR codes linking to your optimized pages
Generate complete meta tags for SEO and social sharing — free, instant, ready to paste.
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