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(Entry was posted by Neil Cheesma on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 04/07/2017).

Canonical tag for two different language variations

With two different language variations on the web of essentially the same website content - re the canonical and hreflang... 1) Would you put a canonical tag on each - pointing at itself? (or choose one to be the canonical?) 2) Would you add an hreflang code to both sets of same/similar pages as follows (one English and one German)...
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  • Neil Cheesman: OR... on the English site would you have and then only add the alternative?

View original question in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 04/07/2017).