hreflang Tags: The Complete Guide to Multilingual SEO
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hreflang tags tell Google which language and regional version of a page to show to users. Essential for multilingual sites.
Syntax
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://example.com/page" />
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="ja" href="https://example.com/ja/page" />
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="x-default" href="https://example.com/page" />Common Mistakes
- Missing return links (hreflang must be bidirectional)
- Wrong language codes
- Missing x-default
- Pointing to non-canonical URLs
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