--- title: "og:description · Meta Tag · zhead" canonical_url: "https://zhead.dev/meta/og-description" last_updated: "2026-08-19T02:35:56.550Z" meta: description: "Provides a one or two sentence description of the Open Graph object." "og:description": "Provides a one or two sentence description of the Open Graph object." "og:title": "og:description · Meta Tag · zhead" --- Open Graph metadata # og:description Provides a one or two sentence description of the Open Graph object. ## Code examples Good example ``` ``` Explains the subject in one specific sentence. Good example ``` ``` Names the product, version, and contents of the page. Avoid this example ``` ``` Too vague to explain what the page contains. Avoid this example ``` ``` An empty value describes nothing. Omit the optional property instead. ## Recommendations - 01 Describe the Page Tell readers what they will find at the URL. Open Graph does not set a character limit. - 02 Make It Stand Alone Write enough context for someone who has not read the title or page yet. - 03 Keep It Accurate Do not add claims, dates, or offers that the page does not support. ## Related documentation - [Open Graph protocol](https://ogp.me/) ## Related meta tags ### [og:audio](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-audio) property Provides the URL of an audio file that accompanies the Open Graph object. ``` ``` An absolute, public URL to the audio file. ### [og:audio:secure\_url](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-audio-secure-url) property Provides an alternate HTTPS URL for the audio declared by the preceding og:audio property. ``` ``` A valid HTTPS alternate for the audio resource. ### [og:audio:type](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-audio-type) property Provides the MIME type of the audio resource declared by the preceding og:audio property. ``` ``` The registered media type for MP3 audio. ### [og:audio:url](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-audio-url) property An alias of og:audio. It provides the URL of an audio file that accompanies the object. ``` ``` An absolute URL to the audio file. ### [og:description](https://zhead.dev/meta/og-description) property Provides a one or two sentence description of the Open Graph object. ``` ``` Explains the subject in one specific sentence.