Open Graph Tag Generator
Generate Facebook and Twitter Open Graph meta tags for a page
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About Open Graph Tag Generator
When someone shares a link on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Slack, the preview card that appears - with its title, description, and image - is controlled by Open Graph meta tags in your page's HTML. Get them right and your link stands out in crowded feeds. Get them wrong and your content looks broken, generic, or unprofessional. The Open Graph Tag Generator creates perfectly formatted OG tags for any page, so your content always makes a strong first impression when shared.
What Are Open Graph Tags?
Open Graph is a protocol originally created by Facebook that allows web pages to become rich objects in a social graph. In practice, it's a set of meta tags in your HTML head that tell social platforms what title to display, what description to show, which image to use, and what type of content the page contains. Without these tags, platforms try to guess - and they usually guess poorly.
The Open Graph tag generator creates the essential tags: og:title, og:description, og:image, og:url, og:type, and og:site_name. It also generates Twitter Card tags (twitter:card, twitter:title, twitter:description, twitter:image) because Twitter uses its own variant that overlaps with but doesn't entirely duplicate OG tags.
Why Every Page Needs These Tags
Social media sharing is a primary traffic driver for most websites. A well-crafted social preview card dramatically increases click-through rates compared to a bare URL with no preview or a preview showing the wrong image. Studies by Buffer, HubSpot, and others consistently show that posts with rich previews get 2-3x more engagement than those without.
Beyond social media, Open Graph tags affect how your links appear in messaging apps (WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, iMessage), collaboration tools (Slack, Microsoft Teams), and even some search engine rich results. The Open Graph tag generator ensures your pages look polished everywhere they're shared.
How to Use This Tool
Fill in the fields: page title (what appears in bold at the top of the preview card), description (the summary text below the title, typically 2-3 sentences), image URL (the preview image - use an absolute URL to a high-quality image), page URL (the canonical URL of the page), site name (your brand name), and content type (article, website, product, etc.).
The generator produces the complete set of meta tags as a block of HTML, ready to paste into your page's head section. It also shows a live preview of how the card will appear on major platforms, so you can adjust the title length, description phrasing, and image before publishing.
Image Specifications That Actually Work
The OG image is the most important element visually, and it's also where most problems occur. Facebook recommends 1200x630 pixels. Twitter recommends 1200x628 for large cards. LinkedIn works best with 1200x627. The Open Graph tag generator notes these dimensions so you can prepare images that display correctly across all platforms.
Use absolute URLs for images (https://yoursite.com/images/og-image.jpg, not /images/og-image.jpg). Some platforms can't resolve relative URLs. Keep images under 8MB - most platforms won't load larger files. JPEG and PNG are universally supported; avoid SVG and WebP for OG images as platform support is inconsistent.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Missing og:url tag: Without this, platforms might treat different URLs that resolve to the same page (with and without trailing slash, with tracking parameters) as different pages, fragmenting your social engagement metrics.
Title too long: Facebook truncates titles around 60 characters. Twitter around 70. The generator warns you if your title exceeds recommended lengths. Keep it concise and front-load the important words.
Generic description: Don't use the same description on every page. Each page should have a unique, compelling description that gives people a reason to click. Treat it like an elevator pitch for that specific piece of content.
Using relative image URLs: This is the number one cause of "no image" social previews. Always use the full absolute URL including the protocol (https://).
Testing After Implementation
After adding the tags to your page, test with Facebook's Sharing Debugger, Twitter's Card Validator, and LinkedIn's Post Inspector. These tools fetch your page and show exactly what the social preview will look like. They also cache the preview, so if you've updated tags on an existing page, use the debugger to force a cache refresh.
The Open Graph Tag Generator runs entirely client-side - your page details and content strategy stay private. Generate tags for as many pages as you need, instantly and without any account requirements.