Meta Tags Analyzer

Paste any URL into this free meta tags analyzer to see the title, meta description, robots, canonical, Open Graph and Twitter tags a page sends, with a Google and social share preview. No sign-up needed.

How to use the meta tags analyzer

  1. Type or paste the page address, like example.com/blog. You can leave out the https:// part.
  2. Click Analyze. The tool loads the page from our server, follows any redirects, and reads the HTML.
  3. Start with the summary at the top, then work through the SEO checks. Fix the red items first.

You can check any public page, not only your own. Looking at a competitor’s titles and descriptions is a quick way to see how they pitch the same topic.

How to read the results

The top line gives you the verdict. It counts the problems to fix (red) and the suggestions to improve (yellow). If nothing is flagged, you’ll see “Meta tags look great”. Under it is the final URL that was checked, which matters if the address you typed redirects somewhere else.

Meta tags analyzer result with a Google search preview, a social share preview, SEO checks and key tags
You see the page the way Google and social apps show it, plus the length checks and the key tags.

Previews

Two mockups show how the page could look out in the wild. The Google search result preview uses your favicon, site name, breadcrumb path, title and description, cut to roughly the length Google shows. The Facebook / LinkedIn / WhatsApp share card uses og:image, og:title and og:description, and falls back to the normal title and description when those are missing. If the image box says “No og:image set”, shares of that page will go out without a picture.

Keep in mind Google sometimes rewrites titles and snippets, so the preview shows what you asked for, not a promise of what Google will display.

SEO checks

This is the to-do list. Here’s what each check looks at and what to do about it:

  • Title length: a missing title is flagged red. Under 30 characters is called short, and over 60 gets a warning because Google usually cuts it off around there.
  • Meta description length: missing means Google picks a snippet from your page text. Under 70 characters is short, and over 160 will probably be trimmed. Somewhere between 120 and 160 is the sweet spot.
  • noindex: if the robots meta tag or the X-Robots-Tag header says noindex, the page won’t show up in search at all. This is the one to catch, because it often gets left on after a site launch or a staging copy.
  • Canonical: you get a warning if there’s no canonical link, or if it points to a different URL than the one checked. Sometimes that’s on purpose (a duplicate page pointing at the original). If it isn’t, fix it in your SEO plugin.
  • H1: flags a page with no H1 or with several. One clear H1 is best.
  • Viewport: no viewport tag means the page won’t scale on phones. That’s flagged red.
  • lang attribute: the <html> tag should say which language the page is in.
  • Open Graph and twitter:card: a warning if og:title or og:image is missing, or if there’s no twitter:card tag. X still falls back to Open Graph, just with a smaller preview.

Key tags, hreflang and all meta tags

The Key tags table lists the raw values: Title and Description (with their character counts), Canonical, Robots, Language, Charset, Viewport, H1, Structured data and Twitter card. If Robots shows “index, follow (default)”, the page simply has no robots tag, which is fine. Structured data lists the schema types found in JSON-LD, like Article, Organization or BreadcrumbList.

If the page has hreflang links for other languages, you’ll get an hreflang table of each language code and URL. At the bottom, All meta tags opens a full list of every meta name or property and its content, up to the first 80.

Errors you might see

  • The page returned an error (404, 403, 500…): the server refused or couldn’t find the page. Check the URL. A 403 often means a firewall or bot protection blocked our request.
  • That URL is not an HTML page: you pointed it at a PDF, image or feed. Use the address of a normal web page.
  • The page could not be loaded / did not respond in time: the server is down, very slow, or has an HTTPS problem. You can test the certificate with our SSL checker.
  • Too many requests: each visitor gets 20 checks every 10 minutes. Wait a few minutes and try again.

One thing to know: the analyzer reads the HTML your server sends, before any JavaScript runs. If your tags are added by a script, they won’t appear here. Search engines can render JavaScript, but social networks usually don’t, so tags that only exist after a script runs can break your share previews.

When this comes in handy

  • After publishing a post, to confirm your SEO plugin output the title and description you typed.
  • When a link shared on Facebook or WhatsApp shows the wrong image or no image at all.
  • After moving a site or changing domains, to catch a leftover noindex or a canonical still pointing to the old address. Pair it with the bulk URL redirect checker to make sure old links land in the right place.
  • When a page isn’t getting indexed. Check the tags here, then make sure it’s listed in your sitemap (see what a sitemap is and why you need one).

FAQ

How do I check the meta tags of a website?

Paste the URL into the analyzer above and click Analyze. You can also right-click the page, choose View Page Source and look inside the <head> section, but the tool saves you the digging and flags problems for you.

How long should a title tag and meta description be?

Aim for a title of about 50 to 60 characters and a description of about 120 to 160. Google measures the cut-off in pixels, not characters, so treat these as guides. Put the important words first so they survive any trimming.

Does Google still use the meta keywords tag?

No. Google ignores meta keywords for ranking, so you don’t need to add them. If a page has them, they’ll still show up in the All meta tags list.

Why does Google show a different title or description than mine?

Google rewrites them when it thinks other text on the page matches the search better. A clear, accurate title and a description that actually sums up the page make that less likely.

Why does my shared link show the wrong image?

Usually the og:image tag is missing, points to the wrong file, or the social network cached an old version. Check the share preview here first. If the tag is right, ask the platform to re-scrape the URL with its sharing debugger.

Is this meta tag checker free?

Yes, it’s free with no account. The only limit is 20 checks per 10 minutes, which keeps the tool fast for everyone. Want to see how heavy the same page is? Try the page size checker.