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og:type

Declares the Open Graph object type — website, article, product, video, or music — which affects how platforms display the page.

og:type tells social platforms what kind of content the page represents. The most common values are "website" (homepage, generic pages), "article" (blog posts, news), "product" (e-commerce items), "video.other" / "video.movie" (video content), and "music.song" / "music.album".

For articles, setting og:type to "article" unlocks additional Open Graph article properties: article:published_time, article:modified_time, article:author, article:section, and article:tag. These properties give Facebook and LinkedIn additional metadata for news articles and blog posts.

The default and most common value is "website" for pages that do not fit a more specific type. Using the correct type can improve how platforms render your content — for example, Facebook may display article posts differently in News Feed than generic website links.

HTML Example

<meta property="og:type" content="article">
<!-- For articles, add: -->
<meta property="article:published_time" content="2026-01-15T09:00:00Z">
<meta property="article:modified_time" content="2026-06-01T14:30:00Z">
<meta property="article:author" content="https://example.com/author/jane-smith">

Attributes

propertyMust be "og:type".
contentType: website, article, product, video.other, music.song, book.
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