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+---
+// Import the global.css file here so that it is included on
+// all pages through the use of the <BaseHead /> component.
+import '../styles/global.css';
+
+interface Props {
+	title: string;
+	description: string;
+	image?: string;
+}
+
+const canonicalURL = new URL(Astro.url.pathname, Astro.site);
+
+const { title, description, image = '/blog-placeholder-1.jpg' } = Astro.props;
+---
+
+<!-- Global Metadata -->
+<meta charset="utf-8" />
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1" />
+<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/favicon.svg" />
+<meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} />
+
+<!-- Font preloads -->
+<link rel="preload" href="/fonts/atkinson-regular.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin />
+<link rel="preload" href="/fonts/atkinson-bold.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin />
+
+<!-- Canonical URL -->
+<link rel="canonical" href={canonicalURL} />
+
+<!-- Primary Meta Tags -->
+<title>{title}</title>
+<meta name="title" content={title} />
+<meta name="description" content={description} />
+
+<!-- Open Graph / Facebook -->
+<meta property="og:type" content="website" />
+<meta property="og:url" content={Astro.url} />
+<meta property="og:title" content={title} />
+<meta property="og:description" content={description} />
+<meta property="og:image" content={new URL(image, Astro.url)} />
+
+<!-- Twitter -->
+<meta property="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />
+<meta property="twitter:url" content={Astro.url} />
+<meta property="twitter:title" content={title} />
+<meta property="twitter:description" content={description} />
+<meta property="twitter:image" content={new URL(image, Astro.url)} />