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Meta Title Checker

What is the Meta Title Checker?

The Meta Title Checker is a free tool that validates a page's meta title tag - confirming it exists, that it's in the correct position on the page, and that there's only one of them.

About title tags:

The title tag is an HTML element that specifies the title of a web page. It's displayed in search engine results and browser tabs.

Why it matters:

Appears in search engine results pages (SERPs)
Influences click-through rates
Helps search engines understand page content
Displayed in browser tabs and bookmarks

Why is this useful?

Meta title optimisation is SEO fundamentals, but it's implemented incorrectly more often than you'd expect - a missing tag, a tag placed outside the head section, or several instances on the same page. Any of these can affect how search engines read the page. A quick check confirms the tag is present, correctly placed, and accessible to Google and other search engines.

What it checks

The meta title tag exists on the page
The tag is in the correct place on the page
Only a single meta title tag exists
Related checks on the page's canonical tag

How to run a check

Open the Meta Title Checker and select 'Click to Run Checker'
Enter the URL of the page you want to check.

Click 'Check Title Tag' to run the check and review the results.
Fix any issues reported, then re-run the check to confirm.

Best practices:

Keep titles between 30-60 characters
Include your primary keyword
Make it compelling and descriptive
Avoid keyword stuffing
Make each page's title unique

For a dedicated canonical check, use the Canonical Tag Checker.

Updated on: 24/07/2026

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