# Meta Tag Generator > Generate SEO meta tags -- title, description, keywords, robots and canonical -- with a live Google SERP preview. Free meta tag generator, no signup. - **Source:** DevDreaming (https://devdreaming.com) - **Canonical URL:** https://devdreaming.com/tools/meta-tag-generator - **Category:** SEO & Social Media - **Price:** Free -- no signup --- ## What this tool does The Meta Tag Generator is a free tool that builds the core HTML meta tags for a web page, including the title, description, keywords, author, viewport, robots directive, and canonical link. It outputs ready-to-paste markup for the page head. As you fill in the fields, a live Google-style search result preview shows roughly how the title, URL, and description will appear in search engine listings, with character counters for the title and description. It is free, requires no signup, and generates the tags entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to a server. ## How to use it 1. Enter your page title; the counter helps you stay within the recommended 50 to 60 characters. 2. Write a meta description, keeping it within the 150 to 160 character limit shown by the counter. 3. Optionally add comma-separated keywords and an author name. 4. Choose a robots directive such as index, follow or noindex, nofollow, and set the canonical URL. 5. Adjust the viewport value if needed; the default suits most responsive sites. 6. Review the Search Result Preview, then click Copy to copy the generated meta tags into your page's head section. **[Open the Meta Tag Generator tool ->](https://devdreaming.com/tools/meta-tag-generator)** This tool runs in your browser and cannot be operated from this Markdown copy -- open the link above to use it. ## What you can use it for - Adding SEO meta tags to a static HTML page or landing page that has none. - Standardizing title and description tags across a small website. - Previewing how a page title and description will look in Google search results before publishing. - Setting a canonical URL to avoid duplicate content issues across similar pages. - Marking a staging or thank-you page as noindex, nofollow so it stays out of search results. - Teaching the structure of head meta tags to developers new to on-page SEO. ## Key features - Generates title, description, keywords, author, viewport, robots, and canonical tags. - Live character counters for the title and meta description fields. - Google-style search result preview that updates as you type. - Robots directive selector with the four common index and follow combinations. - One-click copy of the complete meta tag block. ## Frequently asked questions ### What meta tags does the Meta Tag Generator create? It generates the primary HTML meta tags: title, meta title, meta description, keywords, author, viewport, robots, and a canonical link. Optional fields like keywords and author are only included in the output if you fill them in. ### How long should my title and meta description be? Aim for roughly 50 to 60 characters for the title and 150 to 160 for the description so they are not truncated in search results. The tool shows live character counters and caps each field at the upper limit. ### Does this tool generate Open Graph or Twitter Card tags? No. This generator focuses on the core SEO meta tags such as title, description, robots, and canonical. It does not produce Open Graph or Twitter Card markup. ### Where do I put the generated meta tags? Paste the generated tags inside the head section of your HTML document, before the closing head tag. Copy them with the Copy button and add them to each page, since titles and descriptions should be unique per page. ### What does the robots tag do? The robots meta tag tells search engines whether to index the page and whether to follow its links. Index, follow allows both, while noindex, nofollow keeps a page out of search results and stops crawlers from following its links. ### Is the Meta Tag Generator free and private? Yes. The tool is free, needs no signup, and builds the tags entirely in your browser. None of the values you enter are sent to a server. ## Privacy All tools on DevDreaming run entirely in your browser -- your input is never uploaded to a server. --- ## Related on DevDreaming - [All Free Developer Tools](https://devdreaming.com/tools) - [SEO & Social Media Tools](https://devdreaming.com/tools/category/seo-social) - [Open Graph Preview](https://devdreaming.com/tools/open-graph-previewer) - [XML Sitemap Generator](https://devdreaming.com/tools/xml-sitemap-generator) - [Robots.txt Generator](https://devdreaming.com/tools/robots-txt-generator) - [UTM Builder](https://devdreaming.com/tools/google-analytics-utm-builder) - [Twitter Thread Preview](https://devdreaming.com/tools/twitter-thread-preview) - [Schema Markup Generator](https://devdreaming.com/tools/json-ld-schema-generator) --- _This is the Markdown twin of a page on **DevDreaming** -- free developer tutorials, tools, and AI resources. Source of truth: the canonical HTML URL above._