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Canonical Url Generator

Create a canonical URL and rel="canonical" tag for your webpages with our free online generator. Choose your preferred URL and generate the HTML tag needed to help manage duplicate or similar content.

What Is a Canonical URL?

A canonical URL is the preferred version of a webpage that you want search engines to treat as the main version when multiple URLs contain identical or very similar content.

You can specify the preferred version using a canonical tag:

<link rel="canonical" href="https://example.com/product/">

This tells search engines which URL you consider the primary version.

How to Get a Canonical URL?

To get a canonical URL:

  1. Identify the preferred version of your webpage.

  2. Make sure it uses your chosen protocol, domain, URL structure, and trailing-slash format consistently.

  3. Enter the preferred page URL into the canonical URL generator.

  4. Generate the canonical HTML tag.

  5. Add the generated rel="canonical" tag inside the <head> section of your webpage.

Common Canonical URL Examples

URL With Tracking Parameters

Preferred URL:

https://example.com/seo-tools/

Duplicate URL:

https://example.com/seo-tools/?utm_source=newsletter

Canonical tag:

<link rel="canonical" href="https://example.com/seo-tools/"/>

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a canonical URL? add
A canonical URL is the preferred version of a webpage among duplicate or similar URLs. It is usually specified with a rel="canonical" tag to help search engines identify the main page.
How do I get the canonical URL of a page? add
Check the webpage's HTML source for a rel="canonical" tag. The URL inside its href attribute is the canonical URL declared by that page.
Do canonical tags affect SEO? add
Canonical tags can help consolidate duplicate-page signals and guide search engines toward your preferred URL. However, search engines may evaluate other signals and choose a different canonical URL.
Should every page have a canonical URL? add
Most indexable pages can use a self-referencing canonical tag pointing to themselves. Duplicate or similar pages may instead point to the preferred version, depending on your site's content and URL structure.