Question 1

What are Open Graph tags?

Accepted Answer

Open Graph (OG) tags are meta tags that control how URLs appear when shared on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and WhatsApp.

Question 2

What are the required Open Graph tags?

Accepted Answer

The four required OG tags are og:title (page title), og:type (content type), og:image (thumbnail URL), and og:url (canonical URL).

Question 3

Do Open Graph tags improve SEO?

Accepted Answer

OG tags don't directly affect rankings, but they improve click-through rate from social shares, which can indirectly boost SEO performance.

Question 4

What's the difference between OG tags and Twitter Cards?

Accepted Answer

Twitter Cards use a similar format but with twitter:card, twitter:site, and twitter:image prefixes. Our generator supports both standards.

Tag	Purpose	Required
og:title	Title displayed in the social share card	Yes
og:description	Description shown below the title	No (recommended)
og:image	Thumbnail image URL (1200×630 recommended)	Yes
og:url	Canonical URL of the page	Yes
og:type	Content type: website, article, product, etc.	Yes
og:locale	Language locale (e.g., en_US)	No
twitter:card	Card type: summary_large_image or summary	Yes (Twitter)
twitter:image	Twitter-specific image (can differ from og:image)	No

Open Graph Tags Generator

Essential OG Tags