What are Open Graph tags?

Open Graph tags are meta tags in your page head that control how your content appears when shared on social media platforms. They were created by Facebook and are now used by Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Slack, Discord and most other platforms that generate link previews. The key tags are og:title, og:description, og:image and og:type.

What size should my og:image be?

The recommended og:image size is 1200 x 630 pixels — a 1.91:1 aspect ratio. This renders correctly on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter/X. The minimum size is 600 x 315 pixels. Images smaller than this may not render on some platforms. Use PNG or JPEG format. Avoid text-heavy images as platform compression can make small text unreadable.

Do Open Graph tags affect SEO?

Open Graph tags do not directly affect Google rankings — Google does not use them as ranking signals. However, they indirectly affect SEO through social sharing. Pages with well-configured OG tags that generate attractive social previews get shared more, which generates backlinks and direct traffic. The og:image in particular significantly affects whether people click shared links.

How to Control How Your Pages Look When Shared Online

The essential Open Graph tags

Tag	Purpose	Recommended value
og:title	Title shown in social preview	Page title — can differ from title tag
og:description	Description shown in preview	2-3 sentence summary, under 200 characters
og:image	Image shown in preview	1200 x 630px, HTTPS URL, under 8MB
og:url	Canonical URL of the page	Absolute URL with https://
og:type	Type of content	website for homepages, article for blog posts
og:site_name	Name of your site	Your brand name

How to generate and deploy OG tags

Run the OG Tag Generator — enter your page title, description, image URL and other details and it generates the complete set of Open Graph meta tags ready to paste into your page head.

After deploying: Use the Social Preview tool to see exactly how your page will appear when shared on Facebook and Twitter/X. Social platforms cache OG data — use Facebook's Sharing Debugger (developers.facebook.com/tools/debug/) to force a cache refresh after updating your tags.

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Open Graph Tags: A Social Sharing Appearance Guide

The essential Open Graph tags

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