Robots Meta Tag Generator
A robots meta tag generator writes the meta tags that tell search engines whether to index a page and how to show it. Choose rules such as noindex, nofollow, nosnippet or a maximum snippet length, for all crawlers or for Googlebot only, and this free tool writes the tags and warns you when rules conflict.
Meta Tag
What is a robots meta tag generator and when should you use it?
The robots meta tag sits in a page's HTML and controls whether the page is indexed and how it appears in results. Google can only read it if the page isn't blocked in robots.txt. For files such as PDFs and images, which have no HTML, use the X-Robots-Tag Header Generator. Check what a page already uses with the Meta Tags Extractor.
How do you use it?
- Choose which crawler the rules are for.
- Tick the rules you need.
- Read any warnings about conflicts.
- Copy the tag into the page's head.
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Result interpretation & practical applications
When evaluating the output of the robots meta tag generator, review the parsed metrics against your specific site architecture. Outputs are formatted for direct implementation into your HTML source, web server configuration, or Google Search Console audit files.
Always inspect generated values for contextual nuance. Automated tools highlight structural patterns, but manual verification confirms that technical directives align with your overarching SEO strategy.
Technical rules and limitations
- The list of supported rules from Google's robots meta tag page (show it as a table).
- Conflicting rules: the more restrictive one applies.
- Google supports the crawler names robots, googlebot and googlebot-news in this tag.
- Pages blocked in robots.txt can't have their meta tags read.
- noarchive and nocache aren't used by Google Search.
Google's robots meta tag, data-nosnippet and X-Robots-Tag specifications
Common mistakes and troubleshooting
- Adding noindex to a page that robots.txt blocks, so Google never sees it.
- Using noarchive, which Google no longer uses.
- Combining nosnippet with max-snippet.
- Leaving noindex on a page after launch.
No tool can promise how a search engine will crawl, index, or rank your pages. This tool generates and validates code against documented technical specifications; you determine where to deploy it, and you should always test changes on staging environments first. Google publishes extensive guidelines in Search Central on evaluating third-party SEO tools and advice. Learn more about our technical testing standards on our about us page, or explore full site audits on our pricing page.
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Authoritative Technical Documentation & Standards
This tool executes logic aligned with official technical documentation and search engine webmaster standards:
- Google Search Central robots meta tag documentation
Google Search Central: Robots Meta Tag and X-Robots-Tag HTTP Header
Primary engineering source and technical documentation.
- W3C HTML Metadata specification
W3C: HTML Document Metadata Directives
Primary engineering source and technical documentation.
Robots Meta Tag Generator questions
Is this tool free? ↓
Yes. It is free to use and needs no account.
Does this tool visit my website? ↓
No. It only works with what you type or paste on this page.
Is this tool free? ↓
Yes. It is completely free to use and requires no registration or subscription.
Does this tool visit my website or store my files? ↓
No. It executes entirely in your local browser runtime. Your inputs and results are never stored or logged on our servers.
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