How do I find meta description?

If you want to find out whether a given page is using meta tags, just right-click anywhere on the page and select “View Page Source.” A new tab will open in Chrome (in Firefox, it'll be a pop-up window). The part at the top, or “head” of the page, is where the meta tags would be.

Why doesn't Google show my meta description?

In cases where Google believes the existing and optimised meta-description to be “too badly written” or “inappropriate”, when compared to the content of the page and/or the user's specific search phrase, they will not show this description in the SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages).

How do I find my website description?

First, go to the page in your browser. On a Windows computer, you'll right click your mouse and select “View Source” or “View Page Source.” Source code is just a fancy way to say you want to view the raw HTML code (and any other code that's on your page).

How can I see the tags on a website?

All major browsers have an option that enables you to see the page's source code when you right-click. Click “View Page Source” in Firefox and Chrome, for example. Search for additional meta tags on the page and note the attributes and values that appear next to those.

What is a meta tag example?

Search engines such as Google use metadata from meta tags to understand additional information about the webpage. They can use this information for ranking purposes, to display snippets in search results, and sometimes they can ignore meta tags. Example of meta tags include the <title> and <description> elements.

What is a good meta description?

Meta descriptions can be any length, but Google generally truncates snippets to ~155–160 characters. It's best to keep meta descriptions long enough that they're sufficiently descriptive, so we recommend descriptions between 50–160 characters.

Does Google use meta keywords?

Does Google ever use the keywords meta tag in its web search ranking? In a word, no. Google does sell a Google Search Appliance, and that product has the ability to match meta tags, which could include the keywords meta tag. But that's an enterprise search appliance that is completely separate from our main web search.

Why Meta tag is not working?

4 Answers. Google doesn't support the meta description tag in the sense of ranking your website. They may however use your description tag to provide a description of your website. If you just changed your meta description tag, please give Google some time to come back and crawl your website again.

Does Google use the meta description?

Google will sometimes use the <meta name="description"> tag from a page to generate a search results snippet, if we think it gives users a more accurate description than would be possible purely from the on-page content.

How do I create tags for my website?

Start Simple

Step 1 – Adjust the title in the source – HTML Title Tag. The first phrase you will see and will click on as a result in the search engines is the title. ...
Step 2 – Add a relevant description – meta description tag. ...
Step 3 – Make sure your page works on mobile devices. ...
Step 4 – Bring it all together.

What is title tag?

A title tag is an HTML element that specifies the title of a web page. Title tags are displayed on search engine results pages (SERPs) as the clickable headline for a given result, and are important for usability, SEO, and social sharing.

How do I pull metadata from a website?

In Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer or Opera, right click anywhere on the page and select View Source or simply Source. You will be presented with a window full of code, which you'll need to search for the ID. Do this with Edit > Find or the Windows shortcut CTRL-F (Command ⌘ + F on Mac).

View tag description on page