Testing meta description visibility vs og:description visibility
This web page has a meta description “Hello, this is the meta description you are seeing! These are some extra characters to hit minimum thresholds.” and an og:description of “Hello, this is the OG description you are seeing! These are some extra characters to hit minimum thresholds”.
You can use this web page as a test to see if a platform will preference the meta description or og:description in previews.
Which platforms use meta description or og:description?
On 30th July 2025, I tested on these platforms:
Slack: Uses og:description not meta description
Discord: Uses og:description not meta description
LinkedIn: Uses og:description not meta description
Facebook: Uses og:description not meta description
Reddit: Does not show description