--- title: "googlebot · Meta Tag · zhead" canonical_url: "https://zhead.dev/meta/googlebot" last_updated: "2026-08-10T16:29:02.572Z" meta: description: "Applies indexing and search presentation rules specifically to Google. Use robots metadata when the same rule should apply to every search engine." "og:description": "Applies indexing and search presentation rules specifically to Google. Use robots metadata when the same rule should apply to every search engine." "og:title": "googlebot · Meta Tag · zhead" --- Meta tags # googlebot Applies indexing and search presentation rules specifically to Google. Use robots metadata when the same rule should apply to every search engine. ## Parameters noindex Prevents the page from appearing in Google Search results. ``` ``` nofollow Tells Google not to follow links on the page. ``` ``` none Equivalent to noindex, nofollow. ``` ``` nosnippet Prevents a text snippet or video preview in Google Search results. ``` ``` max-snippet:-1 Lets Google choose the text snippet length. ``` ``` max-video-preview:-1 Allows a video preview of any length. ``` ``` max-image-preview:large Allows an image preview as wide as the result viewport. ``` ``` notranslate Prevents Google from offering a translated result for the page. ``` ``` ## Code examples Good example ``` ``` Prevents this page from appearing in Google Search while leaving rules for other search engines unchanged. Good example ``` ``` Limits the text snippet to 120 characters and allows a large image preview. Avoid this example ``` ``` These are Google’s defaults, so writing them adds no restriction. Avoid this example ``` ``` Google does not support crawl-delay in a meta tag or robots.txt. ## Recommendations - 01 Target Only Google When Needed Use googlebot for a Google-specific rule. A robots tag is clearer when all compliant search engines should receive the rule. - 02 Do Not Block the Tag from Crawlers Google must crawl the page to read a noindex rule. Blocking the URL in robots.txt can leave the URL eligible to appear without a snippet. ## Related documentation - [Google Search Central: Robots Meta Tag](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots-meta-tag) ## Related meta tags ### [author](https://zhead.dev/meta/author) name Names one author of the page. Add another author meta tag for each additional author. ``` ``` Names the author exactly as credited on the page. ### [charset](https://zhead.dev/meta/charset) charset Declares the character encoding used by the HTML document. In modern HTML, the value must be UTF-8. ``` ``` The required character encoding for modern HTML. ### [description](https://zhead.dev/meta/description) name Summarizes the page for directories and search engines. Google may use it as a search result snippet when it describes the page better than the visible content does. ``` ``` Specific details tell the reader what the recipe covers. ### [google](https://zhead.dev/meta/google) name Carries Google-specific page controls. Google currently documents nopagereadaloud for this metadata name. ``` ``` The documented Google-specific opt-out for page read-aloud services. ### [google-site-verification](https://zhead.dev/meta/google-site-verification) name Verifies ownership of a site in Google Search Console. Google provides the exact token to place on the site’s top-level page. ``` ``` Replace this placeholder with the exact token issued by Search Console.