Meta Tag Generator — Title, Description, Canonical, Robots
DeveloperA meta tag generator is an SEO tool that turns a page title, description, canonical URL, and robots directive into a finished HTML head snippet.
What is it
The title tag and meta description are the primary text search engines show for a page, the canonical link declares the preferred URL among duplicates, and the robots meta tag controls page-level indexing and link following. This tool builds the complete snippet from four form fields and shows length gauges against the common 60-character title and 160-character description guidelines. These lengths are practical guidelines to reduce truncation, not hard rules.
How to use
- 1Enter the page title and meta description.
- 2Add the canonical URL and pick a robots directive.
- 3Press generate, then copy the snippet into the HTML <head>.
Reference
| Tag | Suggested length | Role |
|---|---|---|
| title | about 50–60 characters | search result title line |
| meta description | about 70–160 characters | search result summary |
| canonical | — | preferred URL among duplicates |
| robots | — | index and follow control |
Sources & standards
- Meta tags and HTML attributes that Google supports - Google Search Central
- Control your snippets in search results - Google Search Central
FAQ
Is my title or description sent to a server?
No. Meta tag generation runs entirely in your browser; nothing you type is sent to or stored on a server.
Does the title have to stay under 60 characters?
No. Sixty characters is a common guideline that reduces truncation on desktop results; the real cutoff depends on pixel width and device. Placing the core keyword near the front matters more.
How is the robots meta tag different from robots.txt?
The robots meta tag sets page-level indexing policy (noindex, nofollow), while robots.txt controls site-level crawling. Use a noindex meta tag when the goal is removing a page from search results.