Complete Guide to Open Graph (OG) Meta Tags, Image Dimensions & Facebook Debugging
When web links are shared on social platforms like Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and Discord, the platform's crawler inspects your page's HTML <head> for Open Graph (OG) and Twitter Card meta tags. If tags are missing, misconfigured, or reference improperly sized images, the preview snippet will display blank thumbnails or distorted text, significantly lowering user engagement and click-through rates (CTR).
1. Standard Open Graph Image Dimensions & Aspect Ratios
Following standard og:image dimensions ensures your preview renders in high-definition across all mobile devices and desktop feed cards:
2. Essential Open Graph Meta Tags Snippet
<!-- Primary Meta Tags -->
<title>Page Title | Brand Name</title>
<meta name="title" content="Page Title | Brand Name">
<meta name="description" content="Engaging 150-160 character description of page content.">
<!-- Open Graph / Facebook / LinkedIn -->
<meta property="og:type" content="website">
<meta property="og:url" content="https://example.com/page-url">
<meta property="og:title" content="Page Title | Brand Name">
<meta property="og:description" content="Engaging 150-160 character description of page content.">
<meta property="og:image" content="https://example.com/assets/og-image.png">
<meta property="og:image:width" content="1200">
<meta property="og:image:height" content="630">
<!-- Twitter / X -->
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
<meta name="twitter:url" content="https://example.com/page-url">
<meta name="twitter:title" content="Page Title | Brand Name">
<meta name="twitter:description" content="Engaging description for Twitter feed.">
<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://example.com/assets/og-image.png">