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Free Meta Tag Checker

Check your title & meta tags instantly

Your title tag and meta description are your headline and pitch in Google. This checks them for length, duplicates, and missing tags across your site - and writes better ones. Free, no signup to start.

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Enter your URL to see your title and description issues across every page.

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Here's what your meta tag report looks like

No signup needed to see your report. Here is the kind of output you get back.
C
acmeplumbing.com
64 / 100 · 18 pages audited
C
Search
F
Schema
B
Speed
C+
AI Ready
No review schema (you have 27 five-star reviews)
Google isn't showing your star rating in search. Stars drive clicks.
9 pages missing meta descriptions
Google is writing its own snippet from random text.
No FAQ or question-based content
AI engines have nothing to quote when someone asks about your service.
Rewrite this page's meta description Copy
<meta name="description" content="Emergency plumber
in Allentown, PA - 24/7 repairs, drain cleaning, and
water heaters. 4.9 stars from 27 reviews. Call today
for same-day service.">
➤ 148 characters - the right length, written from your page

What we find on almost every site we check

When we audit local business websites, weak and duplicate meta tags are one of the most common problems we find.

We hand-verify every finding before we report it, because audit tools - ours included - throw the occasional false positive. The numbers above are issues we confirmed in the page source, not just tool flags.

Title tags and meta descriptions are the first thing a searcher sees - and one of the easiest SEO wins to get wrong. A missing or duplicated title can quietly cost you clicks on every page.

What the meta tag checker flags

What good meta tags look like

Aim for a unique title of about 50-60 characters and a meta description around 150-155 characters on every page. The title should lead with what the page is about; the description should give a reason to click. RankBuddy shows the exact length of each tag and flags anything outside the safe range.

Don't just spot the gaps - close them

Knowing a page needs a better description is only half the job. On paid plans, RankBuddy writes the title and description for you, sized correctly and based on the page's real content, so fixing your meta tags is copy-and-paste. For the full set of on-page checks, run a free SEO audit or the website SEO checker.

Meta tag questions

What is a meta tag checker?
A meta tag checker reads the title tag and meta description of your pages and flags problems - tags that are missing, too long, too short, or duplicated across pages. These are the lines that show up as your headline and snippet in Google search results.
What is the ideal title and meta description length?
Title tags should be roughly 50-60 characters so they do not get cut off in search results, and meta descriptions about 150-155 characters. RankBuddy flags any tag outside these ranges and shows you the exact length of each.
Why do duplicate title tags hurt SEO?
When multiple pages share the same title, Google struggles to tell them apart and may rewrite or suppress your titles. Unique, descriptive titles on every page help each one rank for its own topic. The checker finds duplicates across your whole site.
Can RankBuddy write better meta tags for me?
Yes. On paid plans, RankBuddy writes a title tag and meta description for each page based on its actual content - the right length, with your keywords - ready to copy and paste.

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