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Hreflang Tag Checker

Check pasted hreflang alternate tags for language codes, absolute URLs, duplicates, and missing href values without crawling.

Pasted hreflang markup stays in your browser. No reciprocal crawling or URL fetching.
Hreflang tags
3
Languages
3
  1. en https://example.com/
  2. es https://example.com/es/
  3. x-default https://example.com/
Hreflang tags have language codes and absolute URLs in this pasted snippet.

Hreflang Tag Checker workflow tips

Use this pasted-input SEO QA tool for copied head snippets, localization templates, or migration exports before a deeper international SEO review. It checks the pasted markup only, so use platform search tools for reciprocal and live-indexing checks after publishing.

What this tool does

Hreflang Tag Checker parses rel=alternate hreflang links from pasted HTML, lists language-to-URL pairs, counts languages, and flags common markup issues for international SEO QA.

Common use cases

Check pasted hreflang alternate tags for language codes, absolute URLs, duplicates, and missing hrefs before international SEO QA handoffs.

Use Hreflang Tag Checker during a pasted-input SEO QA pass before publishing or handing off a page. It helps review copied metadata, snippets, headings, social tags, or canonical signals without crawling a live URL.

How to use it

  1. Paste hreflang link tags or an HTML head snippet.
  2. Review the extracted hreflang language codes, alternate URLs, counts, and warnings.
  3. Copy the tab-separated language and URL list into QA notes or compare it with canonical checks.

Example workflow

Paste the relevant title, description, tag block, heading outline, or canonical markup from your draft page. Review the warnings and preview output, make edits in your CMS or document, then recheck the same pasted input before publishing.

Privacy note

Client-side only: this pasted-input SEO QA tool runs in your browser and does not crawl live URLs, check reciprocal tags, upload HTML, or store input.

FAQ

Does this hreflang checker crawl reciprocal tags?

No. It checks only the HTML you paste in your browser. It does not crawl live URLs, fetch pages, upload snippets, or store input.

What issues can it detect?

It flags missing hreflang codes, missing href URLs, relative hrefs, duplicate language and URL pairs, and missing hreflang alternate tags.

Can I use it for international SEO QA?

Yes, for pasted markup review and handoff notes. Use search engine tools and crawler exports for live reciprocal validation after publishing.

Explore more tools

Browse the SEO Tools hub or continue with the SEO QA Toolkit when this task is part of a larger workflow.