Hreflang Tag Generator – Free Tool

Hreflang Tag Generator

The hreflang attribute helps Google serve the correct language or regional URL in search results. Use this free tool to generate the correct hreflang implementation for your multilingual or multi-regional website.

Simple Hreflang Generator

Use this basic tool to quickly generate hreflang tags for your website’s language/region variations.

Generated Hreflang Tags

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Advanced Hreflang Generator

Use this comprehensive tool to generate and manage hreflang tags for complex multilingual websites.

Input Methods

URL Variations

URL
Language
Region
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Generated Output

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Understanding Hreflang Tags

What are Hreflang Tags?

Hreflang tags are HTML attributes that tell search engines which language and regional version of a page should be shown to users in search results. They help Google and other search engines serve the correct language or regional URL to users based on their location or language preferences.

For example, if your website has content in English, Spanish, and French, hreflang tags help ensure that English speakers see the English version, Spanish speakers see the Spanish version, and French speakers see the French version in search results.

Why are Hreflang Tags Important?

Without proper hreflang implementation, search engines might:

  • Consider your translated content as duplicate content
  • Display the wrong language version to users
  • Dilute your search ranking potential across multiple versions
  • Provide a poor user experience for international visitors

Properly implemented hreflang tags help search engines understand the relationship between your multilingual or multi-regional pages, improving your international SEO and user experience.

Hreflang Syntax and Format

Hreflang tags can be implemented in three ways:

1. HTML Head Method

<link rel="alternate" href="https://example.com" hreflang="en" />
<link rel="alternate" href="https://example.com/es" hreflang="es" />
<link rel="alternate" href="https://example.com/fr" hreflang="fr" />

2. XML Sitemap Method

<url>
  <loc>https://example.com/</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://example.com/" />
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://example.com/es/" />
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="fr" href="https://example.com/fr/" />
</url>

Language and Region Codes

Hreflang values use ISO language codes (ISO 639-1) and optional country codes (ISO 3166-1 Alpha 2):

  • Language only: hreflang="en" (English, any region)
  • Language + Region: hreflang="en-us" (English, United States)
  • x-default: hreflang="x-default" (Default page when no matching language is available)