Meta Tag Generator

Fill in the fields and get clean, ready-to-paste meta tags for the <head> of your page. Live counters warn you when a title or description is too long.

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How to use the Meta Tag Generator (video)

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  1. Type your page title (aim for 50–60 characters)
  2. Write a meta description of 140–160 characters
  3. Add your canonical URL and choose robots settings
  4. Your tags are ready. Click Copy and paste them into <head>

What is a meta tag generator?

Meta tags are short pieces of HTML in the <head> of a web page. Visitors do not see them on the page, but search engines and browsers read them to understand what the page is about and how to treat it. This meta tag generator writes those tags for you, so you do not have to remember the exact syntax.

How to use the meta tag generator

  1. Type your page title. Keep it between 30 and 60 characters and put your main keyword near the start.
  2. Write a meta description of 70–160 characters that tells searchers why they should click.
  3. Add a canonical URL if the same content is reachable at more than one address.
  4. Choose index/noindex and follow/nofollow for search engine robots.
  5. Click Copy and paste the code inside the <head> section of your page.

Which meta tags matter for SEO?

  • Title tag – the blue headline in Google results and one of the strongest on-page ranking signals.
  • Meta description – does not affect rankings directly, but a good description raises your click-through rate.
  • Robots – tells search engines whether to index the page and follow its links.
  • Canonical – prevents duplicate-content problems by naming the preferred URL.
  • Viewport – required for mobile-friendly pages, which Google uses for mobile-first indexing.

The meta keywords tag is optional. Google ignores it, but some smaller search engines and internal site search tools still read it.

Tips for writing titles and descriptions that get clicks

Write for people first. Use the words your audience actually searches for, make each page’s title unique, and give a clear reason to click, such as a benefit, a number or a free offer. Before publishing, check how your snippet looks with our Google SERP preview tool, and add social sharing tags with the Open Graph generator.

Features of this meta tag generator

  • Live length counters that turn green when your title (30–60 characters) and description (70–160 characters) are in the ideal range, and red when they are too long.
  • Robots controls for index/noindex and follow/nofollow, so you can hide thank-you pages, internal search results or staging pages from Google.
  • Canonical tag support to consolidate duplicate URLs such as tracking-parameter versions of the same page.
  • Language and charset tags for multilingual and non-English sites.
  • Clean, escaped HTML: quotes and special characters are encoded so your tags never break the page.

Example of good meta tags

Here is what a well-optimised set of tags looks like for a local business page:

<title>Airport Taxi London – Fixed Fares to Heathrow & Gatwick</title>
<meta name="description" content="Book a reliable airport taxi in London with fixed fares, meet and greet and free waiting time. Available 24/7. Get an instant quote online.">
<meta name="robots" content="index, follow">
<link rel="canonical" href="https://example.com/airport-taxi-london/">

The title leads with the main keyword, adds a clear benefit and stays under 60 characters. The description answers “why this page?” and ends with a call to action.

Common meta tag mistakes

  • Duplicate titles across many pages. Every page should have its own unique title and description.
  • Keyword stuffing such as “cheap taxi, taxi London, London taxi, best taxi”. It looks spammy and rarely ranks.
  • Accidental noindex left on after a site launch, which removes pages from Google.
  • Missing canonical tags on e-commerce filters and paginated pages, creating duplicate content.
  • Descriptions that do not match the page. Google often rewrites them, and visitors bounce.

Meta tags on WordPress, Shopify and Wix

If you use a CMS, you normally do not paste these tags by hand. On WordPress, enter the title and description in an SEO plugin such as Rank Math or Yoast. Shopify and Wix have “SEO” fields on each page and product. Use this generator to draft and check lengths, then copy the text into those fields. For static HTML sites, landing pages and email templates, paste the generated code directly into the <head>.

Frequently asked questions

How long should a meta title be?

Aim for 50–60 characters. Google cuts titles at roughly 580 pixels, so longer titles are usually truncated with an ellipsis.

How long should a meta description be?

Around 140–160 characters works best on desktop. On mobile Google shows a little less, so put the most important words first.

Where do I paste the meta tags?

Paste them inside the <head> section of your HTML, before the closing </head> tag. On WordPress, use an SEO plugin such as Rank Math or Yoast instead of editing theme files.

Does Google use the meta keywords tag?

No. Google has ignored meta keywords for many years. It does no harm to include them, but they will not improve your rankings.