Hreflang Tag Generator

Type one version of the page per line: a language code, a space, then the full URL of that version. The generator turns each line into a link rel="alternate" tag and then adds one more, x-default, pointing at the URL on your first line. The starting list gives:

Because x-default always copies the first line, put the version you want as the fallback for everyone else at the top. That is usually your main-language page or a page that lets visitors pick a language. If you'd rather not have an x-default, delete that line after copying.

Lines with only one item, such as a code with no URL, are skipped without a warning, so count the tags in the output against the versions you have.

The generator doesn't check codes; it copies whatever you type. Get them right yourself:

• Language first, as two letters: en, es, de, hi.
• Region optional, after a hyphen, as a country code: en-gb for English in the United Kingdom, es-mx for Spanish in Mexico, fr-ca for French in Canada.
• The UK is gb, not uk. en-uk isn't a valid code, so search engines ignore a tag that uses it.
• A region can't stand alone. gb or us on its own isn't a valid value; it needs a language in front, as in en-us.

Only add a region when you really have separate versions for it. If one English page serves everyone, en is enough.

Hreflang works in both directions. If the English page lists the Spanish one as an alternate, the Spanish page has to list the English one too, or the pair can be ignored. Each page should also list itself.

The simplest way to get this right is to paste the identical block into the <head> of every version. The output already includes every version and the x-default, so one block covers them all.

Keep canonical tags consistent with it. Each language version's canonical should point to that same version, not to the English page. A Spanish page whose canonical points at the English URL is telling search engines it's a copy, which contradicts the hreflang tags.

• Spaces inside a URL. Each line is split at spaces and only the first two pieces are used, so en https://example.com/my page produces a tag pointing at https://example.com/my. Encode spaces as %20, or better, use URLs without them.
• URLs that redirect or don't load. Every URL should return the page itself. A tag pointing at an address that redirects, returns an error or carries noindex is wasted.
• Relative paths. Use full addresses with https:// and the domain, not /es/.
• A version you forgot. If you add a fourth language later, every existing page needs the updated block, not just the new one.