Open Graph metadata
og:locale
Sets the locale of the Open Graph metadata in language_TERRITORY form. The default is en_US.
Code examples
Good example
<meta property="og:locale" content="en_US">English as used in the United States.
Good example
<meta property="og:locale" content="fr_FR">French as used in France.
Avoid this example
<meta property="og:locale" content="en-GB">Open Graph uses an underscore here, so write en_GB.
Avoid this example
<meta property="og:locale" content="">An empty value is not a locale. Omit the property to use the en_US default.
Recommendations
- 01Use Correct Locale FormatUse a language code, an underscore, then a territory code, such as en_GB.
- 02List Available AlternatesAdd one og:locale:alternate property for each other locale in which the page is available.
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.