Meta Tag Generator

Build SEO-optimized meta tags with a live Google preview. No signup required.

Page Title *

0/60 characters

Meta Description *

0/160 characters

URL / Slug (optional)

Canonical URL (optional)

Use if this page has duplicate versions at different URLs

Robots Directives

index follow noarchive nosnippet noimageindex

Advanced

Viewport (optional)

Charset (optional)

Author (optional)

Language (optional)

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Google Search Result Preview

example.com

Your Page Title

Your meta description will appear here. Fill in the form to see a live preview of how Google displays your page.

AI Search Insights for Meta Tags

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Title tag shapes AI citations

When Perplexity or Gemini cite your page, they often use your title tag as the link text. A clear, descriptive title — not keyword-stuffed — makes your citation look authoritative and clickable in AI-generated answers.

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Meta description = AI summary source

AI search engines frequently pull from meta descriptions when summarizing what a page offers. If your description is vague ("Welcome to our website"), AI engines have nothing useful to extract. Write it like a one-sentence pitch for your page's specific value.

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Robots meta controls AI crawling

Setting noindex or nosnippet doesn't just affect Google — it also signals to AI training crawlers. If you want AI engines to cite your content, make sure you're not accidentally blocking them with restrictive robots directives. Keep index + follow for pages you want cited.

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Canonical prevents citation dilution

Duplicate pages split your authority across multiple URLs. When AI engines decide which version to cite, they look at canonical tags. Without one, they might cite a paginated or filtered version instead of your main page — or skip you entirely.

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What this meta tag generator does

Fill in your title, description and a few options, and this free tool generates the complete set of meta tags — title, description, robots, viewport and canonical — ready to paste into your page's <head>.

Which meta tags matter

Title: ~50–60 characters; the single most important on-page tag for search.
Description: ~150–160 characters; shapes the click even though it isn't a ranking factor.
Robots: control indexing with index/noindex and follow/nofollow.
Viewport & charset: required for correct mobile rendering and character encoding.

Frequently asked questions

What meta tags do I actually need?

At minimum: a title, a meta description, charset and viewport. Add a robots tag when you need to control indexing and a canonical when duplicates exist. This tool generates all of them.

How long should the title and description be?

Title about 50–60 characters; description about 150–160. Longer values get truncated in Google's results.

Do meta keywords help SEO?

No. Google has ignored the meta keywords tag for years. Focus on the title, description and real page content instead.

Is this meta tag generator free?

Yes, it's free, needs no sign-up, and runs in your browser.

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