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Meta Tag Generator

Meta Tag Generator builds the core HTML meta tags every page needs for SEO: the title, meta description, keywords, author, character set, viewport and robots directives. Fill in the fields and copy a clean block of tags ready to paste into your page's <head>.

Live character counters help you keep the title and description within the lengths Google typically displays, so your snippet reads well in search results instead of getting cut off.

Generated meta tags
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<meta name="robots" content="index, follow" />

How to use Meta Tag Generator

  1. 1

    Enter your title and description

    Write a descriptive title and a compelling meta description. Watch the counters to stay within recommended lengths.

  2. 2

    Set the optional fields

    Add keywords or an author if you want, and choose whether search engines should index the page and follow its links.

  3. 3

    Copy the tags into your <head>

    Copy the generated block and paste it inside the <head> element of your HTML page.

Which meta tags actually matter for SEO

The title tag is the single most important on-page SEO element: it becomes the clickable headline in search results and strongly signals what the page is about. The meta description does not directly affect ranking, but a clear, persuasive description improves click-through, which matters. The charset and viewport tags are technical essentials — they ensure text renders correctly and the page is mobile-friendly.

The robots meta tag controls crawler behaviour: index/noindex decides whether the page can appear in search results, and follow/nofollow decides whether engines pass authority through the links on the page. The keywords tag is effectively ignored by Google today, but is harmless and still read by some smaller engines and internal tools.

Recommended title and description lengths

Google typically displays about 50–60 characters of a title and around 120–160 characters of a description before truncating with an ellipsis. Writing within those limits keeps your most important words visible. This tool counts characters as you type and warns when you go over.

Put your primary keyword near the start of the title, keep each page's title unique, and write the description as ad copy aimed at a human — a reason to click — rather than a keyword list.

Frequently asked questions

Does the meta keywords tag still help SEO?
Not for Google — it has ignored the keywords meta tag for ranking since 2009 because it was widely abused. It does no harm to include, and a few smaller search engines still read it, but do not rely on it.
What does the robots meta tag do?
It tells search engines how to treat the page. "index, follow" is the default and means the page can appear in results and its links can be followed. "noindex" keeps the page out of search results, and "nofollow" stops engines passing link authority through the page's links.
Where do I put these tags?
Paste them inside the <head> element of your HTML document, before the closing </head> tag. They are not visible on the page itself — they are instructions for browsers and search engines.

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