Hreflang Tags Generator

Generate hreflang tags for multilingual SEO. Output as HTML link tags, XML sitemap entries, or HTTP headers.

Language / region versions

Language code

URL

HTML <link> tags (in <head>)

<link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://example.com/" />
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="en-GB" href="https://example.com/en-gb/" />
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://example.com/es/" />
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="x-default" href="https://example.com/" />

XML sitemap format

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
  <url>
    <loc>https://example.com/</loc>
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://example.com/" />
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en-GB" href="https://example.com/en-gb/" />
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://example.com/es/" />
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="x-default" href="https://example.com/" />
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://example.com/en-gb/</loc>
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://example.com/" />
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en-GB" href="https://example.com/en-gb/" />
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://example.com/es/" />
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="x-default" href="https://example.com/" />
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://example.com/es/</loc>
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://example.com/" />
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en-GB" href="https://example.com/en-gb/" />
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://example.com/es/" />
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="x-default" href="https://example.com/" />
  </url>
</urlset>

HTTP Link header (for non-HTML files like PDFs)

Link: <https://example.com/>; rel="alternate"; hreflang="en", <https://example.com/en-gb/>; rel="alternate"; hreflang="en-GB", <https://example.com/es/>; rel="alternate"; hreflang="es", <https://example.com/>; rel="alternate"; hreflang="x-default"

Always include an x-default entry pointing to your language-selector page or the most generic URL. Each language version must reference all other versions (including itself).

Hreflang Tags Generator

The Hreflang Generator creates the SEO tags Google needs to show the right language or regional version of your page to the right users.

Hreflang syntax

en — any English speaker
en-US — English speakers in the United States
x-default — fallback when no language/region matches

Critical rules

Self-reference: every page must list itself in its hreflang set
Reciprocal: if A links to B, B must link back to A
Use absolute URLs, not relative
Include x-default for unmatched users

Hreflang Tags Generator

Generate hreflang tags for multilingual SEO. Output as HTML link tags, XML sitemap entries, or HTTP headers.

Language / region versions

Language code

URL

HTML <link> tags (in <head>)

<link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://example.com/" />
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="en-GB" href="https://example.com/en-gb/" />
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://example.com/es/" />
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="x-default" href="https://example.com/" />

XML sitemap format

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
  <url>
    <loc>https://example.com/</loc>
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://example.com/" />
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en-GB" href="https://example.com/en-gb/" />
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://example.com/es/" />
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="x-default" href="https://example.com/" />
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://example.com/en-gb/</loc>
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://example.com/" />
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en-GB" href="https://example.com/en-gb/" />
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://example.com/es/" />
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="x-default" href="https://example.com/" />
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://example.com/es/</loc>
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://example.com/" />
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en-GB" href="https://example.com/en-gb/" />
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://example.com/es/" />
    <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="x-default" href="https://example.com/" />
  </url>
</urlset>

HTTP Link header (for non-HTML files like PDFs)

Link: <https://example.com/>; rel="alternate"; hreflang="en", <https://example.com/en-gb/>; rel="alternate"; hreflang="en-GB", <https://example.com/es/>; rel="alternate"; hreflang="es", <https://example.com/>; rel="alternate"; hreflang="x-default"

Always include an x-default entry pointing to your language-selector page or the most generic URL. Each language version must reference all other versions (including itself).

Hreflang Tags Generator

The Hreflang Generator creates the SEO tags Google needs to show the right language or regional version of your page to the right users.

Hreflang syntax

en — any English speaker
en-US — English speakers in the United States
x-default — fallback when no language/region matches

Critical rules

Self-reference: every page must list itself in its hreflang set
Reciprocal: if A links to B, B must link back to A
Use absolute URLs, not relative
Include x-default for unmatched users