Updated for 2026 Social Media Standards

Link Preview & Open Graph Generator

Instantly visualize how your website looks on Facebook, Telegram, WhatsApp, Twitter (X), and Threads. No sign-up required.

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OG Image

Click to upload or drag & drop

Site Title

Enter your page title

Description

Enter your page description

Domain

example.com

Standard Preview

example.com

No Image

DOMAIN.COM

Page Title

Page description goes here. It usually spans one or two lines depending on the platform.

Test Link Previews Instantly

See exactly how your URL appears on major platforms before you post. Ensure your title, description, and image are perfect.

Multi-Platform Validation

Validate your Open Graph tags for Facebook, Telegram, WhatsApp, Threads, and Twitter Cards simultaneously in one dashboard. Including messaging platforms where link previews behave differently from social feeds.

Local Development Friendly

Drafting a new site? Manually input metadata to preview your links without needing to deploy or scrape live URLs.

What is a Link Preview?

A link preview — also known as a website preview or URL preview — is the visual "card" that appears when you share a URL on social media or messaging apps. It typically consists of an image, a bold headline, and a short description.

These previews are powered by Open Graph (OG) meta tags hidden in your website's code. Platforms like Facebook and Telegram scrape your page to find these tags. If they are missing or broken, your link will look plain and unappealing.

Higher Click-Through Rates

Rich media previews get significantly more engagement than plain text links.

Professional Banding

Control exactly how your brand is perceived across the web.

Better SEO Signals

Improved social engagement indirectly signals content quality to search engines.

How Open Graph Works

Open Graph marks up your website to tell social networks exactly what to display.

og:title

The headline of your content. Keep it under 60 characters for best results.

og:description

A brief summary. 2-4 sentences to entice users to click.

og:image

The most impactful element. Recommended size is 1200×630px. This ensures proper rendering across Facebook, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, and X large cards.

og:url

The canonical URL of your page, ensuring shares are consolidated.

What Else Impacts Link Previews?

Beyond the basic Open Graph trio (title, description, image), several additional tags and signals influence how previews render.

og:type

Defines content type (website, article, product). Helps platforms categorize your content correctly.

og:site_name

Displays brand or publisher name. Builds trust and recognition in link previews.

og:locale

Controls language targeting for international previews. Format: en_US, uk_UA, etc.

twitter:card

Determines X preview layout: summary (small) vs summary_large_image (banner).

Structured Data

While not used directly for link cards, Schema markup improves how AI systems and search engines interpret your page.

Canonical URL

Ensures shares consolidate under one preview. Prevents duplicate content issues.

Why Do Link Previews Break?

Even with perfect code, previews can fail. Common culprits include:

Caching: Platforms like Facebook cache your old metadata. You might need to force a scrape.
Image Size: Images effectively smaller than 200x200px are often ignored.
Missing Tags: Omitting `og:type` or `og:url` can confuse crawlers.

How to fix it?

The fastest way to troubleshoot is to visualize what the crawlers see. Our tool simulates these environments so you can catch errors before going live.

Try the debugger

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about link previews, Open Graph, and how our tool works.

A link preview is the card you see when you paste a URL into Telegram, Facebook, X, WhatsApp, or other platforms. It usually includes an image, title, description, and domain.

Most preview issues are caused by missing Open Graph tags, cached data, or incorrectly sized images. Social platforms don't update previews instantly.

Open Graph is a set of meta tags that tell social platforms how your page should look when shared. Without them, platforms guess — and often guess wrong.

Yes. A link preview tool lets you simulate how your page appears on different platforms before you post it publicly.

Common reasons include unsupported image size (must be at least 200×200px), blocked URLs, redirects, or using relative paths instead of absolute URLs.

Yes. WhatsApp relies heavily on Open Graph metadata. If OG tags are missing, previews may appear without images or descriptions.

WhatsApp dynamically scales images based on aspect ratio. Vertical images may display taller previews, while square images appear compact. Using 1200×630px ensures consistent rendering.

X uses Twitter Cards but falls back to Open Graph tags if card metadata isn't present. For large images, set twitter:card to 'summary_large_image'.

Social platforms cache metadata after the first share. Use official debuggers to re-scrape: Facebook (developers.facebook.com/tools/debug), Twitter (cards-dev.twitter.com), LinkedIn (linkedin.com/post-inspector).

Preview tools render real-time metadata, while social networks rely on cached crawls. Always re-scrape after updating tags using platform debuggers.

For complete previews include: og:type, og:site_name, og:url, twitter:card, canonical tag, and structured data markup. These improve preview accuracy, branding, and AI interpretation.

Indirectly, yes. Better previews increase click-through rate (CTR), which improves engagement signals.

Yes. AI crawlers extract Open Graph metadata to understand page context, summaries, and visual associations. Well-structured metadata improves AI-generated answers.

Each platform interprets Open Graph tags slightly differently and applies its own image cropping and caching rules.

Some platforms cache previews for days or even weeks. Manual refresh tools or URL changes are sometimes required.

Yes. You can generate and test previews without making your page public.

It's useful for marketers, SEO specialists, developers, content creators, and anyone who shares links on social media.

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Start using the free Open Graph and link preview tool for Facebook, Telegram, WhatsApp, and X today. No signup required.

OGDraft also supports structured metadata validation to ensure your previews are readable by search engines, AI crawlers, and social scrapers alike.

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