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A canonical tag (rel=canonical) tells search engines which version of a page is the 'original'. It prevents duplicate content penalties when similar pages exist.
Yes. Every indexable page should have a self-referencing canonical tag. This is considered an SEO best practice even if no duplicates exist.
Without a canonical tag, search engines must guess which version of a page to index. This can lead to diluted ranking signals and duplicate content issues.
Yes, if misconfigured. Pointing a canonical to the wrong URL can cause Google to ignore your preferred page entirely.
A canonical is a suggestion to search engines, while a 301 redirect physically moves users and bots. Use redirects for permanent URL changes and canonicals for duplicate content.