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Meta tag checker
Enter a page URL: we read its SEO meta tags (title, description, canonical, Open Graph, structured data and more) and tell you what's good and what's missing.
Meta tag checker: what it verifies and why it matters
Meta tags are lines of code in your HTML that tell search engines and social networks how to treat your page. The four that actually matter: the title (the blue clickable headline in Google results), the meta description (the two lines of text underneath), the robots tag (whether to index the page or skip it), and the canonical (which URL is the official version when duplicates exist).
Lengths follow precise rules. A title works best between 50 and 60 characters; beyond that, Google cuts it off with an ellipsis. The meta description sits between 120 and 160 characters; shorter wastes space, longer gets truncated mid-sentence.
The most common mistakes are easy to spot once you know where to look. Identical titles across twenty different pages (Google rewards only one). Missing descriptions, so Google grabs a random snippet from your body text. A noindex left in by accident after moving from a staging site, which wipes the page out of results. A canonical pointing at the wrong URL, handing your ranking to another page.
This meta tag checker inspects a page that is already live: you paste the URL, it reads the real HTML and shows you what is present, what is missing, and what is outside the recommended length. Title, description, robots, canonical, and the Open Graph tags, the ones that decide the image and headline when your link is shared on Facebook or LinkedIn.
It is not a preview you fill in before publishing: it is a check of what search engines see on your page right now. A thirty-second meta tag check tells you whether you are losing clicks or indexing over one detail in the code.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between this checker and a snippet preview?
A preview simulates how a title and description you are still writing will look, before you publish. This tool does the opposite: it reads a page that is already online via its URL and shows you the real meta tags already in the code. It verifies what exists, it does not design what will exist.
Why does my title appear different on Google from what I wrote?
Google rewrites the title when it judges it a poor match for the query, too long, or stuffed with a repeated brand name. If the checker shows a correct title but you see a different one in the results, the problem is not technical: Google simply prefers a clearer version. Make it specific and keep it under 60 characters.
Does the tool also check the Open Graph tags for Facebook and LinkedIn?
Yes. It reads og:title, og:description and og:image, the tags that decide the title, text and image when someone shares your link on social media. If they are missing, Facebook and LinkedIn pull something at random from the page, often the wrong image. The check tells you right away whether they exist and what they contain.
What does it mean if I find a "noindex" tag on my page?
It means you are telling Google not to show that page in the results. Sometimes it is intentional, like on thank-you or cart pages. Often, though, it is a leftover forgotten after moving from a staging site, and it wipes out a page that should be ranking. If you want it on Google, that noindex has to go.
Do I need to change anything on my site to use it, or could I break the page?
No. The tool only reads the page's public HTML, exactly the way a search engine does. It changes nothing, never touches your site and requires no installation. You paste the URL, read the result, and decide yourself which fixes to make in your CMS.
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