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Hreflang Checker

List a page's hreflang alternates and catch invalid codes, a missing x-default, and missing self-reference.

What is hreflang?

Hreflang tags tell Google which language and region a page targets, so the right version shows up for the right searcher. They power international SEO, but they're easy to get wrong: invalid codes, a missing x-default, or alternates that don't point back at each other all break the cluster.

  • Use ISO codes: language only (en) or language-region (en-US, pt-BR).
  • Add x-default for the fallback/selector page.
  • Every page should reference itself, and all alternates must point back (return links).

Note: this tool reads the hreflang tags on the URL you enter. Full bidirectional return-link validation means crawling every alternate, which a manual spot-check or a crawler handles.

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