Free Hreflang Tag Generator
Runs locallyUpdated October 25, 2026
Free hreflang tag generator: create <link rel="alternate" hreflang="..."> HTML annotations and x-default fallback tags for multilingual and multi-regional SEO.
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="en-US" href="https://example.com/page" />
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="es-ES" href="https://example.com/es/page" />
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="x-default" href="https://example.com/page" />How to use Hreflang Tag Generator
Enter each localized URL alongside its ISO 639-1 language code (en, es, de) and optional ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 region code (en-US, en-GB).
Include an x-default fallback URL for visitors whose browser language does not match a specific locale.
Copy the complete <link rel="alternate" hreflang="..."> cluster and paste the identical block into the <head> of every URL in the language group.
Generate reciprocal hreflang tags for multilingual & multi-region websites
When your website serves translated pages (such as English, Spanish, and German) or regional variants in the same language (such as US Dollars on /us/ and British Pounds on /uk/), hreflang tags ensure Google swaps the right regional URL into local search results. Use this free hreflang tag generator to build a complete, reciprocal <link rel="alternate" hreflang="..."> cluster with x-default.
Common hreflang ISO 639-1 & ISO 3166-1 code examples
| Target Audience | Correct hreflang Value | Code Breakdown | Common Error to Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| English (Global / Any Country) | en | ISO 639-1 language only | Adding a country code when targeting all English speakers |
| English (United States) | en-US | en (English) + US (United States) | Using underscore (en_US) instead of hyphen (en-US) |
| English (United Kingdom) | en-GB | en (English) + GB (Great Britain) | Writing en-UK (UK is invalid in ISO 3166-1) |
| Spanish (Mexico vs Spain) | es-MX / es-ES | es (Spanish) + MX or ES | Using country code mx alone without a language prefix |
| Unmatched Language Fallback | x-default | Reserved fallback token | Omitting x-default on global sites |
Copy-and-paste reciprocal hreflang HTML example
Place this exact same block inside the <head> of the US page, the UK page, and the German page so every URL self-references and reciprocates:
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="en-US" href="https://www.example.com/us/pricing" />
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="en-GB" href="https://www.example.com/uk/pricing" />
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="de-DE" href="https://www.example.com/de/preise" />
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="x-default" href="https://www.example.com/us/pricing" />
Related international & technical SEO resources
Verify that every localized URL has a self-referencing canonical tag with the canonical URL generator, include localized URLs in your XML sitemap generator, and read our step-by-step guide on how to use hreflang tags without breaking SEO.
Hreflang Tag Generator FAQs
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="lang-region" href="https://..." />) tell Google which language and regional version of a page to show searchers in different countries, preventing the wrong country's currency or language from appearing in local search results.Related SEO Analysis Tools
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