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FREE OPEN GRAPH GENERATOR
Generate Open Graph meta tags for social sharing, including title, description, URL, image, type, site name and locale. Free browser-based tool with live preview.
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OG PREVIEW
[IMAGE]
example.com
YOUR PAGE TITLE
Your Open Graph description appears here...
og:title•og:description•og:image
Open Graph Properties
Essential metadata for social platform link previews
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142 chars
Twitter / X Card Tags
Inherits title, description, and image from Open Graph
Image Resolution Tip: 1200 × 630 px is a common Open Graph image size that maintains a 1.91:1 aspect ratio across feeds. Make sure your image URL is absolute. Note: This tool runs 100% locally in your browser and does not fetch, crawl, or audit live websites.
Live Social Card Preview
Approximate social feed simulation
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<head> Open Graph HTML
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
How to Use This Generator
Follow these steps to generate complete Open Graph tags for your page:
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Step 1 — Enter page title and description
Provide a concise, attention-grabbing title and summary tailored for social media audiences.
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Step 2 — Specify canonical page URL and social image
Input the absolute canonical URL of the webpage and the direct URL to your preview image.
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Step 3 — Choose page type
Select 'website' for standard homepages and landing pages, or 'article' for news stories and blog posts.
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Step 4 — Add site name, locale, and alt text
Include your brand name, target locale code (e.g. en_US), and descriptive image alt text for accessibility.
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Step 5 — Configure article or Twitter/X Card options
Enable author, publish date, and section tags for articles, or configure Twitter/X Card options as needed.
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Step 6 — Copy the generated HTML
Click Copy Open Graph or Copy All to copy the markup and paste it directly into your HTML document's <head> section.
Protocol Fundamentals
What Is Open Graph?
The Open Graph protocol is an open web standard originally introduced by Facebook in 2010 that enables webpages to become rich, interactive graph objects in social feeds. By embedding specialized
<meta property="og:*" content="..."> elements into the <head> of an HTML document, site owners explicitly direct social networks on how to represent their content.Today, the Open Graph protocol is adopted universally across the web ecosystem. Major platforms including LinkedIn, Pinterest, Discord, Slack, iMessage, WhatsApp, and Telegram rely on Open Graph markup to parse shared URLs and render visual card previews featuring a title, descriptive summary, visual media, and source attribution.
Feed Presentation
What Does Open Graph Control?
Without explicit Open Graph tags, social network web crawlers (such as Facebook's Facebot or LinkedInBot) must guess which content on the page to display. This automated heuristics often grabs irrelevant navigation text, cookie banner disclaimers, tiny logo icons, or completely blank preview boxes, severely degrading link readability.
By implementing Open Graph markup, you take granular control over four primary dimensions of social card presentation: the headline text (og:title), the descriptive excerpt (og:description), the visual hero banner (og:image and og:image:alt), and the canonical resource identifier (og:url). In addition, you define structural classification (og:type) and site-wide branding (og:site_name).
Step-by-Step
How to Use the Open Graph Generator
Using this generator requires no coding expertise. Start by filling in the core Open Graph properties: your intended page headline, an informative summary, the canonical URL where the page lives, and an absolute URL pointing to your graphic banner. The real-time interactive preview card on the right simulates how social networks assemble these attributes.
If you are publishing an editorial piece, toggle og:type to 'article' to reveal dedicated article metadata fields, including publication timestamp, author attribution, and topical tags. If you want seamless representation on X (formerly Twitter), keep the Twitter/X Card toggle enabled. When you are satisfied with the preview, click 'Copy Open Graph' or 'Copy All' and insert the generated snippet into your website template.
Core Specification
The Essential Open Graph Properties
According to the official Open Graph protocol specification, four basic properties are required for every webpage:
og:title, og:type, og:image, and og:url. Omitting any of these four attributes can cause social platforms to fall back to basic text links or fail to generate a preview card entirely.While
og:description is technically classified as an optional property in the core specification, in practice it is virtually indispensable. Feeds on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Discord rely on the description to contextualize the headline and persuade users to click through.Text Optimization
og:title and og:description
The
og:title tag serves as the headline for your shared link. Unlike the standard HTML <title> tag—which is often loaded with target keywords and site branding for search engines—og:title should be crafted primarily for human engagement, clarity, and social curiosity. Aim for between 40 and 60 characters to avoid unwanted truncation on mobile displays.The
og:description tag complements the title by summarizing the value proposition or narrative of the page. Most social networks allocate between 2 and 4 lines of text (approximately 60 to 120 characters) for the card snippet. Avoid repetitive keyword stuffing; instead, write concise, informative sentences that clarify what readers will find upon clicking.Canonical Addresses
og:url and Page URLs
The
og:url property defines the unaliased, canonical address of your webpage. When social users like, comment on, or share a post that includes query parameters (such as marketing UTM tags, session identifiers, or referral strings), the platform uses the og:url value to group all social interactions, share counts, and graph data to the single canonical entity.Always ensure that
og:url matches your canonical <link rel="canonical"> address. Never use relative paths such as /articles/guide for og:url; social crawlers cannot resolve relative paths without an explicit domain context.Schema Classification
og:type: website vs article
The
og:type attribute dictates the semantic schema of the resource within the social graph. For the vast majority of web destinations—including homepages, product feature directories, category hubs, tools, and company portals—the correct value is website.When markup is applied to news reports, blog posts, opinion essays, or editorial publications,
article should be selected instead. Declaring og:type="article" unlocks additional structured properties that inform platforms about journalistic authorship, publication chronology, and topical categorization.Branding & Localization
og:site_name and og:locale
The
og:site_name tag provides the overarching name of the brand or web property hosting the page (e.g. 'VClick Tools' or 'The New York Times'). Platforms display this value alongside or above the URL domain to reinforce brand authenticity and trust.The
og:locale tag declares the language and territory formatting of the content. The standard syntax follows the format language_TERRITORY, such as en_US (American English), en_GB (British English), or fr_FR (French). If your webpage caters to international audiences with localized versions, specifying og:locale prevents crawlers from making erroneous regional assumptions.Technical Constraints
Open Graph Image Size and URL Requirements
A graphic resolution of 1200 × 630 pixels (an aspect ratio of 1.91:1) is the standard recommendation for modern Open Graph images. This resolution ensures that platforms render a crisp, edge-to-edge wide banner on high-DPI displays. If your image falls below 600 × 315 pixels, platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn will typically degrade the display to a small, low-contrast square thumbnail placed beside the text.
Images must be accessible via an absolute URL beginning with
https:// or http://. Ensure the image file format is standard (JPG, PNG, or WebP) and that file sizes remain under 5 MB. Server configurations must return HTTP 200 responses without requiring authentication or cookies.Editorial Extensions
Open Graph Article Properties
When you designate
og:type as article, you can append specialized article properties: article:published_time, article:modified_time, article:author, article:section, and article:tag.Timestamps should be formatted in ISO 8601 syntax (e.g.
2026-09-10). The article:section property groups the story into a high-level category like 'Technology' or 'Finance', while multiple article:tag tags represent specific keywords. These structured fields assist social engines in indexing timely news stories and connecting related discussions.Platform Differences
Open Graph vs Twitter/X Cards
Twitter/X uses its own proprietary metadata schema designated by the
twitter: prefix (such as twitter:card, twitter:site, and twitter:creator). However, X's crawler is programmed to fall back to Open Graph properties whenever Twitter-specific tags are omitted: og:title serves as the title, og:description as the summary, and og:image as the visual.To guarantee that your post renders as an expansive, full-width image card on X rather than a compact square thumbnail, you must explicitly declare
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">. Adding twitter:site and twitter:creator also grants proper attribution to your corporate handle and individual contributors.Pitfalls to Avoid
Common Open Graph Mistakes
The most common mistake is providing relative image paths (e.g.,
content="/assets/og.png"). Social platform scrapers operate outside your website and have no context to resolve relative URLs. Always specify fully qualified absolute URLs containing your domain.Other prevalent errors include: placing meta tags inside the
<body> instead of the <head>; blocking scraper bots (such as facebookexternalhit or LinkedInBot) via restrictive robots.txt rules; failing to encode quotation marks inside content attributes; and using images hosted on staging servers or behind firewalls that return 403 Forbidden errors to public crawlers.FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Open Graph protocol, social preview tags, image sizing, and cache refreshing.
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