Robots Meta Tag Generator
Generate the HTML robots meta tag and X-Robots-Tag header from checkboxes — index/noindex, follow/nofollow, noarchive, nosnippet, max-snippet and more. Private.
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Control indexing at the page level
Where robots.txt controls crawling for the whole site, the robots meta tag controls indexing for a single page. This generator builds the correct robots meta tag, and the equivalent X-Robots-Tag header, from simple checkboxes, so you can tell search engines exactly how to treat a specific page.
The difference that trips everyone up
Robots.txt and the robots meta tag do different jobs, and confusing them causes real mistakes. Disallowing a page in robots.txt stops it being crawled but not necessarily indexed; to keep a page out of the index you need a noindex meta tag, which the crawler must be allowed to fetch to see. So a page you want de-indexed must be crawlable and carry noindex, the opposite of what people often assume. Generating the tag correctly makes the intent explicit.
The directives, in plain terms
The tag combines directives: index or noindex for whether the page appears in results, follow or nofollow for whether its links pass signal, and others like noarchive or nosnippet for finer control. Choosing them from checkboxes rather than remembering the syntax avoids the typos that silently break a directive. The generator produces both the meta tag and the header form; it runs in your browser.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between robots.txt and the robots meta tag?
Robots.txt controls crawling for the whole site; the robots meta tag controls indexing for a single page. They do different jobs and are often confused.
How do I keep a page out of Google?
Give it a noindex robots meta tag, and make sure the page is crawlable so the crawler can see the tag. Blocking it in robots.txt alone does not reliably de-index it.
What does nofollow do?
It tells search engines not to pass ranking signal through the links on the page. It is separate from noindex, which controls whether the page itself appears in results.
What is the X-Robots-Tag?
The header equivalent of the robots meta tag, useful for non-HTML files like PDFs where you cannot add a meta tag. The generator produces both forms.
Is my input uploaded?
No. The generation runs entirely in your browser.
Privacy & Security
All processing happens locally in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
How to Use
Tick the directives you need; the meta tag and header update instantly. Copy and paste into <head>.
Disclaimer: This tool is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Results are for educational and utility purposes.
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