# Missing og:description > With no og:description, shared links show no supporting text under the title. Add one to make link previews compelling. _Category: Search visibility · Detector `seo` · Check `og-description-missing` · Severity: info_ `og:description` is the supporting line under the headline on a share card. Without it, the card is just a title and image, or the platform guesses from page text. A tuned description makes the difference between a card that gets clicked and one that gets scrolled past. ## Symptoms - Share cards show only a title and image, no supporting copy - Platforms auto-fill descriptions with random page text - No control over the sentence that supports the share headline ## How VibeCheck detects it The `seo` detector flags this live in the browser and reports it to the widget's Problems list — and to your coding agent over MCP. - **Issue string:** `Missing og:description` - **Threshold:** no ## Root causes - `og:image` and `og:title` were set, but the description was left out - The `` is unmanaged, so no `og:*` tags are emitted - Assumed `og:description` falls back to `` — it does not, reliably ## The fix Add `og:description` with a concise, benefit-led sentence (roughly under 110 characters for full display on most cards). It can mirror or improve on your meta description. ### Steps 1. Write a short supporting sentence for the card 2. Emit it as `` 3. Preview the unfurl before publishing ```html ``` ## Framework-specific fixes ### React Render the `og:description` meta tag (React 19). ```tsx ``` ### Next.js Set `openGraph.description` in metadata. ```tsx export const metadata: Metadata = { openGraph: { description: 'Send branded invoices in a minute and get paid faster.' }, } ``` ### Vue Add it to `useHead` with a `property` key. ```ts useHead({ meta: [{ property: 'og:description', content: 'Send branded invoices in a minute.' }] }) ``` ### Svelte Emit it inside ``. ```svelte ``` ### Vanilla JS Add the `og:description` tag to each page’s ``. Keep it in sync with your meta description, but write it for the card, not the search result. ```html ``` ## FAQ ### Does `og:description` reuse my meta description? Some platforms fall back to it, but not reliably. Set `og:description` explicitly so the card copy is always intentional. ### How long should `og:description` be? Keep it under ~110 characters so it displays in full on most cards; longer text gets truncated. ### Should `og:description` differ from my meta description? It can. The meta description is written to earn a click in a search result; `og:description` supports a share headline that already has an image and a title. Reuse the meta description if it fits, but tightening it for the card usually reads better. ### The description does not update when I re-share — why? Platforms cache unfurls. Force a re-scrape with the platform’s share debugger (for example the Facebook Sharing Debugger) after you change the tag. ## Related problems - [Missing og:title](https://vibecheck.wcgw.fun/fix/missing-og-title.md) — Search visibility - [Missing social preview image (og:image)](https://vibecheck.wcgw.fun/fix/missing-og-image.md) — Search visibility - [Missing meta description](https://vibecheck.wcgw.fun/fix/missing-meta-description.md) — Search visibility - [Missing Twitter/X card](https://vibecheck.wcgw.fun/fix/missing-twitter-card.md) — Search visibility --- Fix guide from VibeCheck — https://vibecheck.wcgw.fun/fix/missing-og-description. Full site index for LLMs: https://vibecheck.wcgw.fun/llms.txt