Facebook title generator
Free Facebook Title Generator
The title on a Facebook link post is not something you type into Facebook. It is pulled from the Open Graph tags on the page you are sharing, which means the headline is set on your website rather than in the post.
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All about the Facebook title generator
The headline comes from your page, not your post
This catches people out constantly. When you share a link on Facebook, the bold headline on the preview card is not typed into Facebook: it is read from the Open Graph title tag on the page being shared. Facebook removed the ability to edit that text inline for most pages, so if the headline is wrong, the fix is on your website rather than in the post. That makes headline writing for Facebook a task that happens before you post, and it explains why so many shared links show a headline nobody chose.
How to write a link post headline
Two pieces of text, doing different jobs.
- Write the Open Graph title as the headline you want people to see on the card, which can differ from your page title tag.
- Keep it short, since the preview card truncates more aggressively than a search result does.
- Write the post text above the card separately, adding your own reason for sharing rather than repeating the headline.
- Make sure the Open Graph image is set, because a card with no image performs noticeably worse.
- Check the preview before posting, since a stale cache can show an old headline or image.
- Remember Facebook distributes native content better than links, so consider whether a link post is the right format at all.
Open Graph tags, briefly
Since this is where the headline actually lives, it is worth knowing how it works.
- The Open Graph title controls the card headline and can differ from your HTML title tag, which is useful when search phrasing and social phrasing should differ.
- The Open Graph description sits underneath and is often truncated heavily, so front load it.
- The image should be around 1200 by 630 pixels, which is the ratio most platforms expect.
- Facebook caches what it fetches, so changes may not appear until the cache refreshes.
- Facebook provides a debugging tool that forces a re fetch, which is the quickest way to clear a stale preview.
Who uses this tool
Anyone sharing links to their own pages.
- Bloggers and publishers whose articles are shared to Facebook regularly.
- Businesses sharing product or service pages where the card headline is the pitch.
- Marketers who noticed their shared links display the wrong headline entirely.
- Anyone whose link previews show no image and perform poorly as a result.
- People setting up a new site who want the sharing behavior right from the start.
Facebook link preview specs
What controls each part of the card.
| Element | Controlled by | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Card headline | Open Graph title tag | Set on your page, not in the post |
| Card description | Open Graph description | Truncated heavily |
| Card image | Open Graph image | Around 1200 by 630 pixels |
| Post text | Typed into Facebook | Your own words above the card |
| Caching | Facebook caches previews | Use the debugger to refresh |
| Post visible length | Around 477 on desktop | Before See more |
| Native vs link | Native distributed better | Consider the format |
| Rights to the output | Yours to use commercially | Including client pages |
Facebook has changed what parts of a link preview can be edited inline over time, and it now reads most of it from the page. Checked September 2026.
When this is not the right tool
If you are sharing someone else’s link you cannot change the headline at all, since it comes from their page. And if you are posting natively rather than sharing a link, there is no title involved and the Facebook caption generator is the right tool. Bear in mind too that Facebook distributes native content better than link posts, so a great headline on a link may still underperform a plain post. To set the tags themselves, use the meta tags generator.
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Frequently Asked
Questions
Because Facebook reads it from the Open Graph title tag on the page being shared rather than from anything you type. The fix is on the website, not in the post box, which surprises most people the first time.
In the head section of the page you are sharing. Most content management systems expose it as a social title field rather than requiring you to edit code, and it can differ from your search title tag.
Usually a stale cache. Facebook stores what it fetched previously, so updates may not appear immediately. Facebook provides a debugging tool that forces a re fetch, which clears the old preview.
Around 1200 by 630 pixels, which is the ratio Facebook and most other platforms expect. A missing or wrongly sized image is one of the most common reasons a shared link looks broken.
No. The card already shows the headline, so repeating it wastes the post text. Use those words to add your own reason for sharing, which is what makes a link post worth engaging with.
They have historically been distributed less well than native content, since Facebook favours posts that keep people on the platform. A strong headline helps, but consider whether posting the substance natively would reach further.
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