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Meta Tag Analyser

Enter any URL and instantly see every meta tag with pass/fail scoring against SEO best practices. Free — no signup required. 5 checks per day.

What the meta tag analyser checks

The analyser fetches the live HTML of the URL you enter and reads the tags in its <head>. Each tag gets a pass, warning or fail against the thresholds search engines and social platforms actually use:

Title
Fails if missing. Warns under 20 or over 60 characters, because Google truncates longer titles in results.
Meta description
Fails if missing. Warns under 50 or over 160 characters. Aim for 120–160 so the snippet reads as a complete sentence.
Canonical URL
Warns if missing. The canonical tells Google which version of a page to index when the same content is reachable at several URLs.
Open Graph title, description and image
Warns if any are missing. LinkedIn, Slack, Facebook and many AI tools use these to build link previews.
Twitter Card
Warns if missing. Without it, links on X fall back to a plain text preview.
Robots
Warns if the page is set to noindex, which keeps it out of search results entirely.
Viewport
Fails if missing. Without a viewport tag the page will not render properly on mobile, and Google indexes the mobile version.

How to use the results

Fix fails first: a missing title, description or viewport costs you rankings and clicks directly. Then work through the warnings. Missing Open Graph tags will not hurt rankings, but they make every shared link look broken, which hurts click-through from social and chat apps.

Meta tags only cover one page. If a template is wrong, every page built from it is wrong, so check one URL of each page type (home, blog post, product, category) rather than just the homepage.

Frequently asked questions

Do meta tags still matter for SEO?

The title tag is still one of the strongest on-page signals, and the meta description strongly influences click-through rate. Open Graph tags do not affect rankings but control how links look when shared.

Why does my title show differently in Google?

Google rewrites titles it considers too long, stuffed with keywords or unrepresentative of the page. Keeping titles under 60 characters and matching the page's H1 makes rewrites less likely.

How many checks can I run?

Five free checks per day, no signup needed. A Surfaceable account audits your whole site, not just one URL, with 50+ checks.