Free Tool by SearchVector
Anchor Text Checker
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Enter a page URL to see every link’s anchor text grouped by type — descriptive, branded, generic, naked URL or empty — with internal and external counts.
Anchors that tell readers where they go
Anchor text tells users and search engines what the linked page is about. Generic anchors like “click here” waste that signal, and empty anchors give nothing at all. This checker groups every link on a page by anchor text and type so you can rewrite the weak ones.
Types are assigned by simple text rules; review the context before changing a link.
Same text and type grouped together.
Descriptive, branded, generic, naked URL, empty.
Counts per anchor.
Alt text treated as the anchor.
About the anchor text checker
Anchor groups
Included
Same text and type grouped together.
Five types
Included
Descriptive, branded, generic, naked URL, empty.
Internal vs external
Included
Counts per anchor.
Image links
Included
Alt text treated as the anchor.
How it works
Use the anchor text checker in three steps
Enter a page url, review the distribution, rewrite weak anchors.
01
Enter a page URL
A post or key landing page.
02
Review the distribution
Look for generic and empty anchors.
03
Rewrite weak anchors
Describe the destination.
Anchor text checks for internal linking
Find the links that need better words.
All links
Navigation, content and footer.
Generic anchors
“Read more”, “click here” and similar.
Image anchors
Missing alt text flagged.
Distribution
Uses, targets, internal and external.
Anchor Text Checker FAQs
Common questions about the anchor text checker.