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Hreflang Generator

Generate a reciprocal hreflang cluster as HTML link tags and a complete same-site XML sitemap, with normalized locales and optional x-default.

Validate ISO 639-1 language syntax Normalize language, script, and region casing Require fully qualified HTTP or HTTPS URLs Reject duplicate locales and duplicate localized URLs
Deploy the same complete cluster on every equivalent page. Each page must include itself and all other localized versions.
INPUT Localized pages *
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LocaleLocalized page URL
x-default

Use locales such as en-US, de-DE, fr-CA, or zh-Hant. Each URL must be absolute and unique.

Tool settings

Ctrl / ⌘ + Enter
Generated hreflang cluster Copy-ready HTML tags plus a complete reciprocal XML sitemap cluster.
About the tool

What Hreflang Generator does

Hreflang Generator converts locale and URL pairs into a reciprocal cluster of rel="alternate" hreflang tags. It also produces a complete XML sitemap block in which every localized URL contains the same alternate set. An optional x-default URL can provide a fallback for unmatched languages or regions.

Each URL must be fully qualified and each localized page should list itself plus every other equivalent version. The generator normalizes casing such as en-us to en-US and zh-hant-tw to zh-Hant-TW. It checks structure and duplicates but cannot verify page content, indexability, response codes, reciprocal deployment, or whether a search engine supports every supplied locale.

Hreflang Generator creating reciprocal HTML and XML sitemap annotations
Build one consistent localization cluster for every equivalent page.

How to use

  1. Add localized pages. Enter one row as locale | absolute URL.
  2. Check targeting. Use a two-letter language code and add script or region only when the content actually targets it.
  3. Add x-default. Point it to a useful neutral fallback, global version, or language selector when appropriate.
  4. Generate the cluster. Copy the full HTML set to every listed page or use the complete XML sitemap output.
  5. Verify deployment. Confirm self-references, return links, canonical alignment, successful responses, and indexability.
Built for the task

Why use Hreflang Generator?

Focused controls, predictable output, and a workflow designed around this exact transformation.

01

Normalized locale codes

Apply lowercase language, title-case script, and uppercase region formatting consistently.

02

Complete reciprocal XML

Generate one sitemap URL element for every localized and distinct fallback URL.

03

Duplicate protection

Reject repeated locale codes and assigning one localized URL to several locale rows.

04

Two deployment formats

Receive HTML head tags and a namespaced XML sitemap cluster from the same source.

Useful answers

Questions about Hreflang Generator

Practical details about input, output, privacy, limits, and the best way to use this tool.

01 Does every localized page need a self-reference?

Yes. Each language version should list itself and all other versions in the same equivalent-content cluster.

02 Do hreflang links need return links?

Yes. If one version points to another, the other version should point back. Missing return links can cause annotations to be ignored.

03 What does x-default mean?

It identifies a fallback URL for users whose language or region is not represented, often a global page or language selector.

04 Can I use a relative URL?

No. Alternate URLs must be fully qualified, including the http or https scheme.

05 Should I use only a country code?

No. Hreflang starts with a language code. A script and region may follow, but a country by itself is not a language target.

06 Can hreflang replace canonical tags?

No. Each indexable localized page normally uses an appropriate self-referencing canonical, while hreflang connects equivalent canonical pages across languages or regions.

07 Does the generated XML cover every localized URL?

Yes. The output contains a complete urlset and repeats the full alternate cluster under each localized URL and distinct x-default URL. For a cross-domain cluster, move each URL element into the sitemap owned by its loc host; the generator adds a warning instead of presenting the combined draft as deployable.

08 Does generation prove Google accepts the cluster?

No. Pages must be crawlable, indexable, equivalent, reciprocal, canonicalized correctly, and return successful responses after deployment.

Examples

Generate a three-language cluster

Alphabetical sorting creates a stable tag order without changing locale meaning.

Input
en-US | https://example.com/en-us/product/
uk-UA | https://example.com/uk-ua/product/
pl-PL | https://example.com/pl-pl/product/
Output
\n\n

Normalize language, script, and region casing

Casing is normalized after the locale structure and language code are validated.

Input
zh-hant-tw | https://example.com/zh-hant-tw/
sr-latn-rs | https://example.com/sr-latn-rs/
Output
zh-Hant-TW\nsr-Latn-RS

Reject an incomplete cluster row

Google requires fully qualified alternate URLs, not root-relative paths.

Input
en-US | /en-us/product/
Output
Error: URL in row 1 must be an absolute HTTP or HTTPS URL.

Self-references and return links

A cluster contains pages that are genuine language or regional alternatives of the same content. Every version should list itself and every other version. If page A links to page B but page B does not link back, the relationship is incomplete.

Deploy one consistent set across the cluster. Do not add unrelated pages merely because they share a category or template.

Language, script, and region codes

Start with a supported two-letter language code such as en, uk, or pl. Add a four-letter script when it matters, as in zh-Hant, and add a two-letter or numeric region after the language or script, as in en-US or zh-Hant-TW.

The generator verifies an ISO 639-1 language code and the structural placement of optional script and region subtags. It does not prove that a particular language-region combination is sensible or supported by every search engine.

HTML head tags and XML sitemap clusters

The HTML output is the complete set of link elements to place in every localized page head. For URLs on one host, the XML output is a complete namespaced urlset. Each URL element repeats all alternates, including x-default when supplied, so the sitemap implementation is reciprocal rather than a one-page fragment.

Cross-domain hreflang is allowed, but each sitemap can contain only URLs owned by its site. For a multi-host cluster, split the generated URL elements across the appropriate host sitemaps while retaining the complete alternate set. Choose one correctly maintained implementation method; conflicting HTML, HTTP header, and sitemap clusters can drift.

Common hreflang failures

Frequent problems include relative URLs, redirects, 404 responses, blocked or noindex alternatives, missing self-references, missing return links, canonical URLs pointing to another language, and locale tags that do not reflect the visible page language. Generation cannot test those live conditions.

Check each preferred URL with Canonical URL Checker, validate deployed XML with Sitemap Validator, and inspect confusing URL components with URL Parser.

Official hreflang references

Review Google Search documentation for localized versions and the HTML alternate link definition.