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Free Open Graph Preview - Test Social Media Cards

Preview how your pages appear when shared on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. Test Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags before publishing.

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Open Graph Preview

Paste any live URL and instantly see how it appears when shared on Google, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Slack, and Discord.

No URL checked yet

Paste a URL above and click Check Preview to see how it looks on social media

Build your own OG tags from scratch

Fill in your page details and get copy-ready HTML meta tags in seconds.

Open Graph Generator
About This Tool

What is Open Graph Preview?

Our Open Graph Preview tool shows you exactly how your web pages will appear when shared on social media platforms. Before publishing content or launching campaigns, see previews of Facebook cards, Twitter cards, LinkedIn posts, and other platforms to ensure your titles, descriptions, and images look perfect and encourage clicks.

Social media cards are controlled by Open Graph (og:) and Twitter Card meta tags in your page HTML. These tags define the title, description, image, and other details that appear in social shares. Without proper tags, platforms use generic page content - often resulting in broken images, ugly titles, or missing descriptions that hurt click-through rates.

The tool lets you input meta tag values or test live URLs, showing real-time previews of how different platforms render your content. It validates image dimensions (Facebook 1200×630px, Twitter 1200×675px), checks for required tags, warns about truncated titles/descriptions, and provides suggestions for optimization.

All previews are generated locally in your browser. Your URLs, meta tag content, and campaign details stay private. Perfect for testing before launch, optimizing shareability, or troubleshooting why social cards look wrong.

Features

Powerful Features

Everything you need in one amazing tool

Multi-Platform Preview

See Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Slack previews. All major platforms covered.

Image Validation

Check image dimensions and aspect ratios. Ensure proper rendering across platforms.

Meta Tag Validation

Validates required og: and twitter: tags. Warns about missing or malformed tags.

Live URL Testing

Test live URLs by fetching meta tags. See how existing pages appear when shared.

Character Counters

Shows title/description length. Warns when text will be truncated on platforms.

Copy Meta Tags

Generates proper Open Graph and Twitter Card HTML. Copy-ready code snippets.

Simple Process

How It Works

Get started in 4 easy steps

1

Enter URL or Meta Tags

Paste URL to test live page or manually enter og:title, og:description, og:image values.

2

View Platform Previews

See how Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn render your card. Compare different platforms.

3

Check Validation

Tool highlights issues: missing tags, wrong image size, truncated text, broken images.

4

Optimize & Publish

Adjust meta tags based on feedback. Copy optimized tags to your page HTML.

Why Us

Why Choose Our Open Graph Preview?

Stand out from the competition

See Before Sharing

Preview social cards before publishing. Avoid embarrassing share appearances.

Instant Previews

Real-time updates as you edit tags. No waiting for platform caches.

Platform-Specific

Each platform has different requirements. See exactly how each one renders.

Unlimited Testing

Test unlimited URLs and variations. Perfect for agencies and content teams.

Optimization Tips

Get suggestions for better titles, descriptions, images. Improve click-through.

100% Private

All previews generated locally. Your URLs and content stay private.

Use Cases

Perfect For

See how others are using this tool

Blog Posts

Optimize blog post social cards. Ensure featured images and titles look compelling.

E-commerce Products

Test product page cards. Make sure images and prices display correctly when shared.

Product Launches

Perfect social cards before launch. Maximize shareability and viral potential.

News & Media

Optimize news article cards. Ensure headlines and images grab attention in feeds.

Landing Pages

Test campaign landing page cards. Optimize for social media advertising.

Troubleshooting

Debug why social cards look wrong. Identify missing or broken meta tags.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Open Graph Preview

Open Graph (og:) tags are HTML meta tags that control how URLs appear when shared on social media. Without them, Facebook/LinkedIn use random page content - often showing wrong images, truncated titles, or no description. With proper og:tags, you control exactly what appears: og:title for headline, og:description for text, og:image for thumbnail, og:url for canonical URL. These tags significantly improve click-through rates on social shares. Twitter uses similar twitter: tags for Twitter Cards. Implement both for maximum compatibility.

Recommended sizes vary by platform: Facebook/LinkedIn: 1200×630px (1.91:1 ratio), minimum 600×315px. Twitter: 1200×675px (16:9) for large cards, 1200×1200px (1:1) for summary cards. Pinterest: 1000×1500px (2:3, tall). Instagram: 1080×1080px (1:1). Use minimum 1200×630px for universal compatibility. Images must be under 8MB, JPG or PNG format. Avoid text overlays on images - Facebook suppresses heavily text-overlaid images. Use og:image:width and og:image:height tags to help platforms render without fetching first.

Social platforms cache meta tags for performance. Facebook caches for days/weeks. Solutions: 1) Use Facebook Sharing Debugger (developers.facebook.com/tools/debug) to scrape fresh data and clear cache. 2) For Twitter, use Card Validator (cards-dev.twitter.com/validator). 3) Add version parameter to og:image URL (image.jpg?v=2) when changing images. 4) Set proper HTTP cache headers for meta tag pages. 5) Wait 24-48 hours for natural cache expiry. Always use debugger tools before major campaigns to force fresh scraping.

Twitter reads Open Graph tags as fallback, but Twitter Cards provide better control. Best practice: implement both. Minimum tags: og:title, og:description, og:image, og:url for general; twitter:card, twitter:title, twitter:description, twitter:image for Twitter-specific. Twitter Card types: "summary" (small image), "summary_large_image" (big image, recommended), "app" (mobile apps), "player" (video/audio). If you only implement Open Graph, Twitter uses those but with limited styling options. For best results on both platforms, implement all tags.

Yes! Use our manual input mode to enter meta tag values without a live URL. This lets you preview how cards will look before deployment. For testing unpublished pages: 1) Add meta tags to HTML. 2) Deploy to staging/dev server. 3) Test staging URL with Facebook Debugger (no public indexing). Or use our tool to preview without live URLs, then validate after publishing. Remember: social platforms can't fetch from localhost or password-protected pages, but our preview tool works with any input.

Never! All social card previews, image loading, and validation happen entirely in your browser. Your URLs, meta tag content, page titles, descriptions, and images are processed locally and never sent to any server. This makes it completely safe for testing unpublished content, confidential campaigns, client projects before launch, or staging URLs you want to keep private. The tool works offline for manual input mode. Live URL fetching uses direct browser requests without our servers as intermediaries.

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