Canonical Tag Generator
Enter a page URL to generate a properly formatted canonical link tag, telling search engines which version of a page is the authoritative one.
<link rel="canonical" href="https://example.com/blog/post-title/" />Paste this inside your page's <head> to tell search engines which URL is the authoritative version, useful when the same content is reachable through multiple URLs (with/without trailing slash, query parameters, and so on).
Frequently asked questions
When do I need a canonical tag?+
Whenever the same or very similar content is reachable through more than one URL, for example with and without tracking parameters, with and without a trailing slash, or across HTTP and HTTPS.
Should every page have a canonical tag?+
It's a common best practice, most pages get a self-referencing canonical tag pointing to themselves, which removes ambiguity even when duplicates aren't an active problem.
Does a canonical tag guarantee Google will respect it?+
No, it's treated as a strong hint, not a directive; Google can choose a different canonical URL if other signals strongly disagree.