# How to add the viewport meta tag > Without a viewport tag, phones render the page at desktop width and shrink it. Google indexes that shrunken desktop layout as your mobile page. Technical SEO · HTML version: https://getreport.app/learn/mobile-viewport ## Viewport meta tag Passing looks like: Viewport meta tag is present. **Why it matters.** Without a viewport tag, phones render the page at desktop width and shrink it. Google indexes the mobile version first, so this hurts rankings directly. **How to fix it.** 1. Add in . Check your own page: https://getreport.app/