Dofollow Nofollow Link Checker

Understanding Dofollow and Nofollow Links

Every link on a webpage can carry one of two relationship attributes that tell search engines how to treat it. Dofollow links (the default) pass link equity, sometimes called "link juice," to the destination page. This means they contribute to the destination's search rankings. Nofollow links (marked with rel="nofollow") tell search engines not to pass ranking credit through that link.

Website owners use nofollow attributes strategically. Paid links, user-generated content like comments, and links to untrusted sources should typically be nofollow to comply with search engine guidelines. Understanding which links on a page are dofollow versus nofollow is crucial for anyone involved in SEO.

Why Check Link Attributes?

Link Building Verification

When you secure a backlink through guest posting, partnerships, or other outreach, you want to verify it's actually a dofollow link that will benefit your SEO. Many site owners add nofollow to all external links by default. Our checker lets you instantly verify the actual value of your earned links.

SEO Auditing

Understanding how your own pages distribute link equity helps optimize your internal linking strategy. You might discover that important internal links are accidentally nofollowed, or that you're passing unnecessary equity to external sites.

Competitor Analysis

Analyzing competitor pages reveals their linking strategy. See which sites they link to with dofollow, how they structure internal links, and where they choose to apply nofollow. This intelligence informs your own SEO strategy.

What Our Tool Shows

For deeper insights including anchor text distribution, get comprehensive link analysis with our advanced tool.

For each page analyzed, you'll see:

• Total Links: Complete count of all anchor tags
• Dofollow Count: Links that pass SEO value
• Nofollow Count: Links with nofollow, ugc, or sponsored attributes
• Internal Links: Links to the same domain
• External Links: Links to other domains

Each individual link shows its full URL, anchor text, rel attribute status, and whether it's internal or external. You can filter the results to focus on specific link types and export everything to CSV for further analysis.

Link Rel Attributes Explained

Beyond simple dofollow/nofollow, search engines recognize several specific rel values:

• nofollow: Generic instruction not to follow or pass value
• sponsored: Indicates paid or sponsored links
• ugc: User-generated content like comments
• noopener: Security attribute for links opening new tabs
• noreferrer: Prevents passing referrer information

Our tool identifies all of these and groups sponsored and ugc with nofollow since they all prevent link equity transfer.