What image size does Facebook recommend for link previews?

1200 × 630 px (a 1.91:1 ratio) works well. Facebook can show a large card from images of at least 600 × 315 px, and smaller images fall back to a small thumbnail.

Why does Facebook still show my old preview?

Facebook caches the card from the first time it scraped the URL. Fetch the URL again in the Sharing Debugger to refresh it.

What happens if a page has no Open Graph tags?

Facebook falls back to the page title and its own guess at an image and text. Setting the tags yourself gives you control over what is shown.

Will Google display this exact title and description?

Not necessarily. Search engines can rewrite snippets based on the query and page content. The preview helps you plan clear metadata but cannot guarantee the final search result.

Should the canonical URL be absolute?

Yes. Use the preferred public HTTPS URL for the page, including the correct hostname and path.

Does this tool download or validate my social image?

PostlyBee does not download or validate the image. Your browser loads it from its address so the preview can show it. Validate the deployed image dimensions, format, and availability separately.

Are special characters escaped in the copied HTML?

Yes. The generated title and meta values escape HTML-sensitive characters before they are copied.

Does PostlyBee crawl the URL I enter?

Only when you choose Fetch tags. PostlyBee then downloads that one public HTTPS page to read its title, description, and image tags, and does not store it. Private, local, and internal addresses are blocked. Text you type by hand never leaves your browser.

Facebook Link Preview

Preview the Open Graph card Facebook shows for a shared link, then copy the tags. Runs in your browser.

No account needed. Import a live URL or type it in
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Copy escaped HTML metadata in one action

Page metadata

Page title47 characters · recommended 30–60 · Good lengthMeta description93 characters · recommended 60–110 · Good lengthCanonical URLSite nameSocial image URL

Facebook reads: og:title, og:description, og:image, og:url, og:site_name, og:type

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postlybee.com

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Image: 1200 × 630 px. Use at least 600 × 315 px for a large card. A 1.91:1 image avoids cropping.

Generated HTML

<meta property="og:title" content="Plan and schedule social content with PostlyBee" />
<meta property="og:description" content="Create, customize, preview, and schedule social media posts from one collaborative workspace." />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://postlybee.com/og-image.png" />
<meta property="og:url" content="https://postlybee.com/features" />
<meta property="og:site_name" content="PostlyBee" />
<meta property="og:type" content="website" />

From link to published

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Enter any public page URL and PostlyBee reads its title, description, and image for you, so there is nothing to retype.

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Import from a live page

Fetch tags

Title

Description

Image

Practical guide

Make a shared link look intentional

On Facebook the link card does most of the work: the image earns attention, and the title decides whether people tap. Write a title that stands alone, without the surrounding post, and use the description to add one concrete detail.

Titles and descriptions are shortened to fit the layout, and the visible length varies between feed, groups, and Messenger. The ranges here keep the important words near the start.

Privacy: Text you type stays in this browser tab. If you import a URL, PostlyBee downloads that public page once to read its tags and does not store it. Your browser loads the preview image directly from its address.

01
Fill in the page details
Add a title, description, canonical URL, and a public absolute image URL.
02
Check the card
Make sure the image crop, title, and domain read well together.
03
Copy and re-scrape
Add the tags to the page, then refresh Facebook's cache with the Sharing Debugger.

Pro tips

Pro tips for Facebook metadata

Open Graph drives the card

Facebook reads og:title, og:description, og:image, and og:url. Without them it guesses from the page, which often picks the wrong image or text.

Design for a 1.91:1 image

A 1200 × 630 px image fills the large link card. Keep text and faces away from the edges because other layouts crop to a square or a smaller thumbnail.

Cached cards need a refresh

Facebook stores the card it first scraped. After you change tags, run the page through the Sharing Debugger to pull a fresh copy.

FAQ

About the Facebook Meta Tags Preview

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