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OG image checker. See your link before you share it.

Paste a link. See how it looks on Facebook, LinkedIn, X and in a text message, and what to fix. Every check shows its source.

It reads the page once and the image once. Nothing to install.

Size + shapePixels and ratio against Meta and LinkedIn.

Stress testA centered square, so words near the edge show.

TagsThe four Open Graph tags, plus the image alt.

Example · Oct 1, 2026chrishornak.com/blog/og-image

8 of 8 checks pass

The stress test. The real image, drawn at 1200 × 630. Dashed line: the safe margin. Keep words inside it. Turn on the square test to see what a square crop keeps.

Spec sheet

✓Size1200 × 630At least 1200 × 630 · Meta
✓Shape1.905 : 1Close to 1.91 : 1 · Meta · LinkedIn
✓Width1200 pxAt least 900 px wide · Apple TN3156
✓File size63 KBUnder 5 MB (LinkedIn) · under 8 MB (Meta) · LinkedIn · Meta
✓Image loads200 · PNG200, an image, no redirect · tested once, Oct 1, 2026
✓Required tags4 of 4og:title, og:type, og:image, og:url · ogp.me
✓Image altPresentog:image:alt · ogp.me
✓No site name in titleCleanPut the site name in og:site_name instead · Apple TN3156

What to fix

Nothing. Every check that could run passed.

Your tags, ready to paste

Filled with what we found on your page. They go in the page's <head>.

<meta property="og:title" content="What to put in an OG image so the right people click" /><meta property="og:description" content="What to put in an OG image, its title and description so a shared link sets the right expectation, plus the check I run before any card goes live." /><meta property="og:type" content="article" /><meta property="og:url" content="https://chrishornak.com/blog/og-image" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://chrishornak.com/images/blog/og-image-card.png" /><meta property="og:image:width" content="1200" /><meta property="og:image:height" content="630" /><meta property="og:image:alt" content="A chat message holding a link preview: a large teal image of a sun and hills, grey bars standing in for the title and description, and a mouse cursor resting on it before the click." />

Two things only you can judge

We pulled these from your page. Read them and decide.

Does your share title fit your page?

Your share title og:titleFound

What to put in an OG image so the right people click

Your page headline H1Found

What to put in an OG image so the right people click

Same words. Someone who clicks gets what the title promised.

Is your picture the right kind?

Your page type og:typeFound

article: your page says it is a blog post.

So the picture should be one image of the topic, with no title and no logo. Your share title and description carry the words.

We can't read words inside a picture. Open the Measured tab and look at your card.

Not a blog post?

OG image checker. See your link before you share it.

8 of 8 checks pass

Spec sheetSource

What to fix

Your tags, ready to paste

Two things only you can judge

Does your share title fit your page?

Is your picture the right kind?

OG image checker. See your link before you share it.

8 of 8 checks pass

Spec sheetSource

What to fix

Your tags, ready to paste

Two things only you can judge

Does your share title fit your page?

Is your picture the right kind?

Spec sheet

Spec sheet