Open Graph metadata
og:description
Provides a one or two sentence description of the Open Graph object.
Code examples
Good example
<meta property="og:description" content="A practical guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants in low-light rooms.">Explains the subject in one specific sentence.
Good example
<meta property="og:description" content="Release notes for Acme 4.2, including the new import flow and three fixed crashes.">Names the product, version, and contents of the page.
Avoid this example
<meta property="og:description" content="Click here to learn more!">Too vague to explain what the page contains.
Avoid this example
<meta property="og:description" content="">An empty value describes nothing. Omit the optional property instead.
Recommendations
- 01Describe the PageTell readers what they will find at the URL. Open Graph does not set a character limit.
- 02Make It Stand AloneWrite enough context for someone who has not read the title or page yet.
- 03Keep It AccurateDo not add claims, dates, or offers that the page does not support.
Related documentation
Related meta tags
og:audio
propertyProvides the URL of an audio file that accompanies the Open Graph object.
<meta property="og:audio" content="https://example.com/birdsong.mp3">An absolute, public URL to the audio file.
og:audio:secure_url
propertyProvides an alternate HTTPS URL for the audio declared by the preceding og:audio property.
<meta property="og:audio:secure_url" content="https://example.com/music/song.mp3">A valid HTTPS alternate for the audio resource.
og:audio:type
propertyProvides the MIME type of the audio resource declared by the preceding og:audio property.
<meta property="og:audio:type" content="audio/mpeg">The registered media type for MP3 audio.
og:audio:url
propertyAn alias of og:audio. It provides the URL of an audio file that accompanies the object.
<meta property="og:audio:url" content="https://example.com/audio.mp3">An absolute URL to the audio file.
og:description
propertyProvides a one or two sentence description of the Open Graph object.
<meta property="og:description" content="A practical guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants in low-light rooms.">Explains the subject in one specific sentence.