Canonical Tag Generator
Generate a canonical link tag for your preferred page URL. Useful for SEO templates, duplicate-page handling, and page head markup.
Canonical Tag Generator tool
Use the exact preferred absolute URL you want search engines to treat as canonical.
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Privacy: generation runs locally in your browser. No URLs are stored or transmitted.
Enter the preferred page URL, generate the canonical tag, then paste it inside your HTML head section.
Examples
- Preferred page:
https://example.com/tools/slug-generator/ - Generated tag:
<link rel="canonical" href="..." /> - Typical use: duplicate URLs, filtered pages, or consistent template output
FAQ
- What does a canonical tag do?
A canonical tag tells search engines which URL should be treated as the preferred version of a page.
- What does this generator create?
It creates a standard HTML canonical link tag you can paste into the head section of your page.
- Should the canonical URL be absolute?
Yes. Canonical tags are generally best written with full absolute URLs.
- Can I include a trailing slash or query parameters?
Yes, but you should use the exact preferred URL version you want search engines to treat as canonical.
- Is my URL stored?
No. Everything runs locally in your browser.