What does a meta tag checker do?

A meta tag checker reviews important on-page SEO tags such as title tag, meta description, canonical tag, robots meta, Open Graph tags, Twitter tags, and H1 headings.

Why are title tags and meta descriptions important?

Title tags and meta descriptions help search engines and users understand what a page is about and can affect click-through rate from search results.

What is a canonical tag?

A canonical tag helps search engines understand the preferred version of a page when duplicate or similar URLs exist.

Free International SEO Hreflang Tool

Free hreflang checker for checking language tags.

Check whether a webpage has hreflang tags for alternate language or regional versions, including x-default and self-referencing tags.

✓ No signup required ✓ On-page SEO checks ✓ Built-in abuse protection

How the hreflang checker works.

This tool fetches the public HTML for a page and extracts link rel alternate tags with hreflang attributes.

Enter a page URL

Type a domain or page URL. The checker validates safe HTTP and HTTPS URLs before scanning.

Scan hreflang tags

The tool checks alternate language URLs, hreflang codes, x-default, duplicate languages, and invalid href values.

Review international SEO

Use the report to catch missing x-default, duplicate hreflang tags, invalid language codes, and missing self-reference.

Common hreflang issues this tool can reveal.

Hreflang issues can confuse search engines about which language or regional page should appear for users.

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Missing hreflang tags

Single-language websites may not need hreflang, but multilingual or multi-region sites usually should use it.

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Duplicate language codes

Duplicate hreflang codes on the same page can create unclear alternate language signals.

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Missing x-default

x-default can help search engines understand the default page for users who do not match a specific language or region.

Hreflang checker FAQ.

Quick answers about hreflang tags, x-default, language codes, international SEO, regional pages, and alternate URLs.

What does this hreflang checker test?

It checks link rel alternate hreflang tags, language codes, x-default, duplicate languages, invalid URLs, same-domain alternates, and self-referencing setup.

What is hreflang?

Hreflang is an HTML signal that tells search engines about alternate language or regional versions of a page.

Do all websites need hreflang?

No. Single-language websites usually do not need hreflang. Multilingual or multi-region websites often do.

What is x-default hreflang?

Duplicate language codes can affect performance and crawl efficiency, especially when it adds weight without helping users.

Do hreflang pages need reciprocal tags?

Yes, alternate pages should generally reference each other with reciprocal hreflang tags.

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