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Open Graph metadata

og:determiner

Sets the word that appears before the object title in a sentence. The default is an empty string.

Parameters

a
Prepends "a" before the title.
<meta property="og:determiner" content="a">
an
Prepends "an" before the title, use for titles starting with a vowel sound.
<meta property="og:determiner" content="an">
the
Places "the" before the title.
<meta property="og:determiner" content="the">
auto
Asks the consumer to choose "a" or "an".
<meta property="og:determiner" content="auto">
Uses no determiner. This is the default.
<meta property="og:determiner" content="">
export type Og:determiner =
     /**
   * Prepends "a" before the title.
  **/
    'a'
    /**
   * Prepends "an" before the title, use for titles starting with a vowel sound.
  **/
    'an'
    /**
   * Places "the" before the title.
  **/
    'the'
    /**
   * Asks the consumer to choose "a" or "an".
  **/
    'auto'
    /**
   * Uses no determiner. This is the default.
  **/
    ''

Code examples

Good example
<meta property="og:determiner" content="a">
A defined value for a title that starts with a consonant sound.
Good example
<meta property="og:determiner" content="an">
A defined value for a title that starts with a vowel sound.
Avoid this example
<meta property="og:determiner" content="some">
Not one of the values defined by Open Graph.
Avoid this example
<meta property="og:determiner" content="none">
Use an empty string when the title needs no determiner.

Recommendations

  • 01
    Choose Based on Phonetics
    Choose a or an based on the opening sound of the title.
  • 02
    Let Consumers Choose
    Use auto when you want the consumer to choose between a and an.

Related documentation

Related meta tags

og:audio

property

Provides 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

property

Provides 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

property

Provides 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

property

An 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

property

Provides 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.