diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
@@ -928,52 +928,67 @@ def gravatar_with_user(request, author, 
     return _render('gravatar_with_user', author, show_disabled=show_disabled)
 
 
-def desc_stylize(value):
+tags_paterns = OrderedDict((
+    ('lang', (re.compile(r'\[(lang|language)\ \=\>\ *([a-zA-Z\-\/\#\+\.]*)\]'),
+             '<div class="metatag" tag="lang">\\2</div>')),
+
+    ('see', (re.compile(r'\[see\ \=\&gt;\ *([a-zA-Z0-9\/\=\?\&amp;\ \:\/\.\-]*)\]'),
+            '<div class="metatag" tag="see">see =&gt; \\1 </div>')),
+
+    ('url', (re.compile(r'\[url\ \=\&gt;\ \[([a-zA-Z0-9\ \.\-\_]+)\]\((.*?)\)\]'),
+            '<div class="metatag" tag="url"> <a href="\\2">\\1</a> </div>')),
+
+    ('license', (re.compile(r'\[license\ \=\&gt;\ *([a-zA-Z0-9\/\=\?\&amp;\ \:\/\.\-]*)\]'),
+                '<div class="metatag" tag="license"><a href="http:\/\/www.opensource.org/licenses/\\1">\\1</a></div>')),
+
+    ('ref', (re.compile(r'\[(requires|recommends|conflicts|base)\ \=\&gt;\ *([a-zA-Z0-9\-\/]*)\]'),
+            '<div class="metatag" tag="ref \\1">\\1 =&gt; <a href="/\\2">\\2</a></div>')),
+
+    ('state', (re.compile(r'\[(stable|featured|stale|dead|dev)\]'),
+              '<div class="metatag" tag="state \\1">\\1</div>')),
+
+    # label in grey
+    ('label', (re.compile(r'\[([a-z]+)\]'),
+              '<div class="metatag" tag="label">\\1</div>')),
+
+    # generic catch all in grey
+    ('generic', (re.compile(r'\[([a-zA-Z0-9\.\-\_]+)\]'),
+                '<div class="metatag" tag="generic">\\1</div>')),
+))
+
+
+def extract_metatags(value):
     """
-    converts tags from value into html equivalent
-
-    :param value:
+    Extract supported meta-tags from given text value
     """
     if not value:
         return ''
 
-    value = re.sub(r'\[see\ \=\>\ *([a-zA-Z0-9\/\=\?\&\ \:\/\.\-]*)\]',
-                   '<div class="metatag" tag="see">see =&gt; \\1 </div>', value)
-    value = re.sub(r'\[license\ \=\>\ *([a-zA-Z0-9\/\=\?\&\ \:\/\.\-]*)\]',
-                   '<div class="metatag" tag="license"><a href="http:\/\/www.opensource.org/licenses/\\1">\\1</a></div>', value)
-    value = re.sub(r'\[(requires|recommends|conflicts|base)\ \=\>\ *([a-zA-Z0-9\-\/]*)\]',
-                   '<div class="metatag" tag="\\1">\\1 =&gt; <a href="/\\2">\\2</a></div>', value)
-    value = re.sub(r'\[(lang|language)\ \=\>\ *([a-zA-Z\-\/\#\+]*)\]',
-                   '<div class="metatag" tag="lang">\\2</div>', value)
-    value = re.sub(r'\[([a-z]+)\]',
-                   '<div class="metatag" tag="\\1">\\1</div>', value)
+    tags = []
+    for key, val in tags_paterns.items():
+        pat, replace_html = val
+        tags.extend([(key, x.group()) for x in pat.finditer(value)])
+        value = pat.sub('', value)
 
-    return value
+    return tags, value
 
 
-def escaped_stylize(value):
+def style_metatag(tag_type, value):
     """
-    converts tags from value into html equivalent, but escaping its value first
+    converts tags from value into html equivalent
     """
     if not value:
         return ''
 
-    # Using default webhelper escape method, but has to force it as a
-    # plain unicode instead of a markup tag to be used in regex expressions
-    value = unicode(escape(safe_unicode(value)))
+    html_value = value
+    tag_data = tags_paterns.get(tag_type)
+    if tag_data:
+        pat, replace_html = tag_data
+        # convert to plain `unicode` instead of a markup tag to be used in
+        # regex expressions. safe_unicode doesn't work here
+        html_value = pat.sub(replace_html, unicode(value))
 
-    value = re.sub(r'\[see\ \=\&gt;\ *([a-zA-Z0-9\/\=\?\&amp;\ \:\/\.\-]*)\]',
-                   '<div class="metatag" tag="see">see =&gt; \\1 </div>', value)
-    value = re.sub(r'\[license\ \=\&gt;\ *([a-zA-Z0-9\/\=\?\&amp;\ \:\/\.\-]*)\]',
-                   '<div class="metatag" tag="license"><a href="http:\/\/www.opensource.org/licenses/\\1">\\1</a></div>', value)
-    value = re.sub(r'\[(requires|recommends|conflicts|base)\ \=\&gt;\ *([a-zA-Z0-9\-\/]*)\]',
-                   '<div class="metatag" tag="\\1">\\1 =&gt; <a href="/\\2">\\2</a></div>', value)
-    value = re.sub(r'\[(lang|language)\ \=\&gt;\ *([a-zA-Z\-\/\#\+]*)\]',
-                   '<div class="metatag" tag="lang">\\2</div>', value)
-    value = re.sub(r'\[([a-z]+)\]',
-                   '<div class="metatag" tag="\\1">\\1</div>', value)
-
-    return value
+    return html_value
 
 
 def bool2icon(value):
diff --git a/rhodecode/model/repo.py b/rhodecode/model/repo.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/repo.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/repo.py
@@ -220,12 +220,7 @@ class RepoModel(BaseModel):
                            cs_cache.get('message'))
 
         def desc(desc):
-            if c.visual.stylify_metatags:
-                desc = h.urlify_text(h.escaped_stylize(desc))
-            else:
-                desc = h.urlify_text(h.html_escape(desc))
-
-            return _render('repo_desc', desc)
+            return _render('repo_desc', desc, c.visual.stylify_metatags)
 
         def state(repo_state):
             return _render("repo_state", repo_state)
diff --git a/rhodecode/model/repo_group.py b/rhodecode/model/repo_group.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/repo_group.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/repo_group.py
@@ -694,14 +694,8 @@ class RepoGroupModel(BaseModel):
             return _render("last_change", last_change)
 
         def desc(desc, personal):
-            prefix = h.escaped_stylize(u'[personal] ') if personal else ''
-
-            if c.visual.stylify_metatags:
-                desc = h.urlify_text(prefix + h.escaped_stylize(desc))
-            else:
-                desc = h.urlify_text(prefix + h.html_escape(desc))
-
-            return _render('repo_group_desc', desc)
+            return _render(
+                'repo_group_desc', desc, personal, c.visual.stylify_metatags)
 
         def repo_group_actions(repo_group_id, repo_group_name, gr_count):
             return _render(
diff --git a/rhodecode/public/css/tags.less b/rhodecode/public/css/tags.less
--- a/rhodecode/public/css/tags.less
+++ b/rhodecode/public/css/tags.less
@@ -71,14 +71,31 @@
     }
 }
 
-[tag="featured"] { &:extend(.tag1); }
-[tag="stale"] { &:extend(.tag2); }
-[tag="dead"] { &:extend(.tag3); }
-[tag="lang"] { &:extend(.tag4); }
-[tag="license"] { &:extend(.tag5); }
-[tag="requires"] { &:extend(.tag6); }
-[tag="recommends"] { &:extend(.tag7); }
+[tag="generic"] { &:extend(.tag0); }
+[tag="label"] { &:extend(.tag0); }
+
+[tag="state featured"] { &:extend(.tag1); }
+[tag="state dev"] { &:extend(.tag1); }
+[tag="ref base"] { &:extend(.tag1); }
+
+[tag="state stable"] { &:extend(.tag2); }
+[tag="state stale"] { &:extend(.tag2); }
+
+[tag="ref requires"] { &:extend(.tag3); }
+
+[tag="state dead"] { &:extend(.tag4); }
+
+[tag="ref conflicts"] { &:extend(.tag4); }
+
+[tag="license"] { &:extend(.tag6); }
+
+[tag="lang"] { &:extend(.tag7); }
+[tag="language"] { &:extend(.tag7); }
+[tag="ref recommends"] { &:extend(.tag7); }
+
 [tag="see"] { &:extend(.tag8); }
+[tag="url"] { &:extend(.tag8); }
+
 
 .perm_overriden {
     text-decoration: line-through;
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_add.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_add.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_add.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_add.mako
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@
                 </div>
                 <div class="textarea editor">
                     ${h.textarea('group_description',cols=23,rows=5,class_="medium")}
+                    <% metatags_url = h.literal('''<a href="#metatagsShow" onclick="$('#meta-tags-desc').toggle();return false">meta-tags</a>''') %>
+                    <span class="help-block">${_('Plain text format with support of {metatags}').format(metatags=metatags_url)|n}</span>
+                    <span id="meta-tags-desc" style="display: none">
+                        <%namespace name="dt" file="/data_table/_dt_elements.mako"/>
+                        ${dt.metatags_help()}
+                    </span>
                 </div>
             </div>
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_edit_settings.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_edit_settings.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_edit_settings.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_edit_settings.mako
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@
                     </div>
                     <div class="textarea text-area editor">
                         ${h.textarea('group_description',cols=23,rows=5,class_="medium")}
+                        <% metatags_url = h.literal('''<a href="#metatagsShow" onclick="$('#meta-tags-desc').toggle();return false">meta-tags</a>''') %>
+                        <span class="help-block">${_('Plain text format with support of {metatags}').format(metatags=metatags_url)|n}</span>
+                        <span id="meta-tags-desc" style="display: none">
+                            <%namespace name="dt" file="/data_table/_dt_elements.mako"/>
+                            ${dt.metatags_help()}
+                        </span>
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_add_base.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_add_base.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_add_base.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_add_base.mako
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@
             </div>
             <div class="textarea editor">
                 ${h.textarea('repo_description')}
-                <span class="help-block">${_('Keep it short and to the point. Use a README file for longer descriptions.')}</span>
+                <% metatags_url = h.literal('''<a href="#metatagsShow" onclick="$('#meta-tags-desc').toggle();return false">meta-tags</a>''') %>
+                <span class="help-block">${_('Plain text format with support of {metatags}. Add a README file for longer descriptions').format(metatags=metatags_url)|n}</span>
+                <span id="meta-tags-desc" style="display: none">
+                    <%namespace name="dt" file="/data_table/_dt_elements.mako"/>
+                    ${dt.metatags_help()}
+                </span>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="field">
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_settings.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_settings.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_settings.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_settings.mako
@@ -129,7 +129,13 @@
                 <div class="textarea text-area editor">
                     ${c.form['repo_description'].render(css_class='medium', oid='repo_description')|n}
                     ${c.form.render_error(request, c.form['repo_description'])|n}
-                    <p class="help-block">${_('Keep it short and to the point. Use a README file for longer descriptions.')}</p>
+
+                    <% metatags_url = h.literal('''<a href="#metatagsShow" onclick="$('#meta-tags-desc').toggle();return false">meta-tags</a>''') %>
+                    <span class="help-block">${_('Plain text format with support of {metatags}. Add a README file for longer descriptions').format(metatags=metatags_url)|n}</span>
+                    <span id="meta-tags-desc" style="display: none">
+                        <%namespace name="dt" file="/data_table/_dt_elements.mako"/>
+                        ${dt.metatags_help()}
+                    </span>
                 </div>
             </div>
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/settings/settings_visual.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/settings/settings_visual.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/settings/settings_visual.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/settings/settings_visual.mako
@@ -63,21 +63,10 @@
             ${h.checkbox('rhodecode_stylify_metatags','True')}
             <label for="rhodecode_stylify_metatags">${_('Stylify recognised meta tags')}</label>
         </div>
-        <span class="help-block">${_('Parses meta tags from repository description field and turns them into colored tags.')}</span>
+        <span class="help-block">${_('Parses meta tags from repository or repository group description fields and turns them into colored tags.')}</span>
         <div>
-            <table>
-                <tr><td>[featured] </td><td><span class="metatag" tag="featured">featured</span></td></tr>
-                <tr><td>[stale] </td><td><span class="metatag" tag="stale">stale</span></td></tr>
-                <tr><td>[dead] </td><td><span class="metatag" tag="dead">dead</span></td></tr>
-                <tr><td>[personal] </td><td><span class="metatag" tag="personal">personal</span></td></tr>
-
-                <tr><td>[lang =&gt; lang] </td><td><span class="metatag" tag="lang" >lang</span></td></tr>
-
-                <tr><td>[license =&gt; License] </td><td><span class="metatag" tag="license"><a href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/License" >License</a></span></td></tr>
-                <tr><td>[requires =&gt; Repo] </td><td><span class="metatag" tag="requires" >requires =&gt; <a href="#" >Repo</a></span></td></tr>
-                <tr><td>[recommends =&gt; Repo] </td><td><span class="metatag" tag="recommends" >recommends =&gt; <a href="#" >Repo</a></span></td></tr>
-                <tr><td>[see =&gt; URI] </td><td><span class="metatag" tag="see">see =&gt; <a href="#">URI</a> </span></td></tr>
-            </table>
+            <%namespace name="dt" file="/data_table/_dt_elements.mako"/>
+            ${dt.metatags_help()}
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/data_table/_dt_elements.mako b/rhodecode/templates/data_table/_dt_elements.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/data_table/_dt_elements.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/data_table/_dt_elements.mako
@@ -3,6 +3,39 @@
 ## <%namespace name="dt" file="/data_table/_dt_elements.mako"/>
 <%namespace name="base" file="/base/base.mako"/>
 
+<%def name="metatags_help()">
+    <table>
+        <%
+            example_tags = [
+                ('state','[stable]'),
+                ('state','[stale]'),
+                ('state','[featured]'),
+                ('state','[dev]'),
+                ('state','[dead]'),
+
+                ('label','[personal]'),
+                ('generic','[v2.0.0]'),
+
+                ('lang','[lang =&gt; JavaScript]'),
+                ('license','[license =&gt; LicenseName]'),
+
+                ('ref','[requires =&gt; RepoName]'),
+                ('ref','[recommends =&gt; GroupName]'),
+                ('ref','[conflicts =&gt; SomeName]'),
+                ('ref','[base =&gt; SomeName]'),
+                ('url','[url =&gt; [linkName](https://rhodecode.com)]'),
+                ('see','[see =&gt; http://rhodecode.com]'),
+            ]
+        %>
+        % for tag_type, tag in example_tags:
+            <tr>
+                <td>${tag|n}</td>
+                <td>${h.style_metatag(tag_type, tag)|n}</td>
+            </tr>
+        % endfor
+    </table>
+</%def>
+
 ## REPOSITORY RENDERERS
 <%def name="quick_menu(repo_name)">
   <i class="icon-more"></i>
@@ -74,8 +107,20 @@
   </div>
 </%def>
 
-<%def name="repo_desc(description)">
-    <div class="truncate-wrap">${description}</div>
+<%def name="repo_desc(description, stylify_metatags)">
+    <%
+    tags, description = h.extract_metatags(description)
+    %>
+
+    <div class="truncate-wrap">
+        % if stylify_metatags:
+            % for tag_type, tag in tags:
+                ${h.style_metatag(tag_type, tag)|n}
+            % endfor
+        % endif
+        ${description}
+    </div>
+
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="last_change(last_change)">
@@ -168,8 +213,25 @@
   </div>
 </%def>
 
-<%def name="repo_group_desc(description)">
-    <div class="truncate-wrap">${description}</div>
+<%def name="repo_group_desc(description, personal, stylify_metatags)">
+
+    <%
+    tags, description = h.extract_metatags(description)
+    %>
+
+    <div class="truncate-wrap">
+        % if personal:
+            <div class="metatag" tag="personal">${_('personal')}</div>
+        % endif
+
+        % if stylify_metatags:
+            % for tag_type, tag in tags:
+                ${h.style_metatag(tag_type, tag)|n}
+            % endfor
+        % endif
+        ${description}
+    </div>
+
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="repo_group_actions(repo_group_id, repo_group_name, gr_count)">
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/forks/fork.mako b/rhodecode/templates/forks/fork.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/forks/fork.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/forks/fork.mako
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@
                 </div>
                 <div class="textarea-repo textarea text-area editor">
                     ${h.textarea('description')}
-                    <span class="help-block">${_('Keep it short and to the point. Use a README file for longer descriptions.')}</span>
+                    <% metatags_url = h.literal('''<a href="#metatagsShow" onclick="$('#meta-tags-desc').toggle();return false">meta-tags</a>''') %>
+                    <span class="help-block">${_('Plain text format with support of {metatags}. Add a README file for longer descriptions').format(metatags=metatags_url)|n}</span>
+                    <span id="meta-tags-desc" style="display: none">
+                        <%namespace name="dt" file="/data_table/_dt_elements.mako"/>
+                        ${dt.metatags_help()}
+                    </span>
                 </div>
             </div>
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/summary/components.mako b/rhodecode/templates/summary/components.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/summary/components.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/summary/components.mako
@@ -82,11 +82,10 @@
             ${_('Description')}:
           </div>
           <div class="right-content">
-             %if c.visual.stylify_metatags:
-               <div class="input ${summary(c.show_stats)} desc">${h.urlify_text(h.escaped_stylize(c.rhodecode_db_repo.description))}</div>
-             %else:
-               <div class="input ${summary(c.show_stats)} desc">${h.urlify_text(h.html_escape(c.rhodecode_db_repo.description))}</div>
-             %endif
+            <div class="input ${summary(c.show_stats)}">
+                <%namespace name="dt" file="/data_table/_dt_elements.mako"/>
+                ${dt.repo_desc(c.rhodecode_db_repo.description_safe, c.visual.stylify_metatags)}
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/lib/test_libs.py b/rhodecode/tests/lib/test_libs.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/lib/test_libs.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/lib/test_libs.py
@@ -186,31 +186,115 @@ def test_age_in_future(age_args, expecte
     assert translate(age(n + delt(**age_args), now=n, **kw)) == expected
 
 
-def test_tag_exctrator():
-    sample = (
-        "hello pta[tag] gog [[]] [[] sda ero[or]d [me =>>< sa]"
-        "[requires] [stale] [see<>=>] [see => http://url.com]"
-        "[requires => url] [lang => python] [just a tag] <html_tag first='abc' attr=\"my.url?attr=&another=\"></html_tag>"
-        "[,d] [ => ULR ] [obsolete] [desc]]"
-    )
-    from rhodecode.lib.helpers import desc_stylize, escaped_stylize
-    res = desc_stylize(sample)
-    assert '<div class="metatag" tag="tag">tag</div>' in res
-    assert '<div class="metatag" tag="obsolete">obsolete</div>' in res
-    assert '<div class="metatag" tag="stale">stale</div>' in res
-    assert '<div class="metatag" tag="lang">python</div>' in res
-    assert '<div class="metatag" tag="requires">requires =&gt; <a href="/url">url</a></div>' in res
-    assert '<div class="metatag" tag="tag">tag</div>' in res
-    assert '<html_tag first=\'abc\' attr=\"my.url?attr=&another=\"></html_tag>' in res
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("sample, expected_tags", [
+    ((
+        "hello world [stale]"
+     ),
+     [
+         ('state', '[stale]'),
+     ]),
+    # entry
+    ((
+         "hello world [v2.0.0] [v1.0.0]"
+     ),
+     [
+         ('generic', '[v2.0.0]'),
+         ('generic', '[v1.0.0]'),
+     ]),
+    # entry
+    ((
+             "he[ll]o wo[rl]d"
+     ),
+     [
+         ('label', '[ll]'),
+         ('label', '[rl]'),
+     ]),
+    # entry
+    ((
+        "hello world [stale]\n[featured]\n[stale] [dead] [dev]"
+     ),
+     [
+         ('state', '[stale]'),
+         ('state', '[featured]'),
+         ('state', '[stale]'),
+         ('state', '[dead]'),
+         ('state', '[dev]'),
+     ]),
+    # entry
+    ((
+        "hello world \n\n [stale] \n [url =&gt; [name](http://rc.com)]"
+     ),
+     [
+        ('state', '[stale]'),
+        ('url', '[url =&gt; [name](http://rc.com)]'),
+     ]),
+    # entry
+    ((
+        "hello pta[tag] gog [[]] [[] sda ero[or]d [me =&gt;>< sa]"
+        "[requires] [stale] [see<>=&gt;] [see =&gt; http://url.com]"
+        "[requires =&gt; url] [lang =&gt; python] [just a tag] "
+        "<html_tag first='abc' attr=\"my.url?attr=&another=\"></html_tag>"
+        "[,d] [ =&gt; ULR ] [obsolete] [desc]]"
+    ),
+     [
+        ('label', '[desc]'),
+        ('label', '[obsolete]'),
+        ('label', '[or]'),
+        ('label', '[requires]'),
+        ('label', '[tag]'),
+        ('state', '[stale]'),
+        ('lang', '[lang =&gt; python]'),
+        ('ref', '[requires =&gt; url]'),
+        ('see', '[see =&gt; http://url.com]'),
 
-    res_encoded = escaped_stylize(sample)
-    assert '<div class="metatag" tag="tag">tag</div>' in res_encoded
-    assert '<div class="metatag" tag="obsolete">obsolete</div>' in res_encoded
-    assert '<div class="metatag" tag="stale">stale</div>' in res_encoded
-    assert '<div class="metatag" tag="lang">python</div>' in res_encoded
-    assert '<div class="metatag" tag="requires">requires =&gt; <a href="/url">url</a></div>' in res_encoded
-    assert '<div class="metatag" tag="tag">tag</div>' in res_encoded
-    assert '&lt;html_tag first=&#39;abc&#39; attr=&#34;my.url?attr=&amp;another=&#34;&gt;&lt;/html_tag&gt;' in res_encoded
+     ]),
+
+], ids=no_newline_id_generator)
+def test_metatag_extraction(sample, expected_tags):
+    from rhodecode.lib.helpers import extract_metatags
+    tags, value = extract_metatags(sample)
+    assert sorted(tags) == sorted(expected_tags)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("tag_data, expected_html", [
+
+    (('state', '[stable]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="state stable">stable</div>'),
+    (('state', '[stale]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="state stale">stale</div>'),
+    (('state', '[featured]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="state featured">featured</div>'),
+    (('state', '[dev]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="state dev">dev</div>'),
+    (('state', '[dead]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="state dead">dead</div>'),
+
+    (('label', '[personal]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="label">personal</div>'),
+    (('generic', '[v2.0.0]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="generic">v2.0.0</div>'),
+
+    (('lang', '[lang =&gt; JavaScript]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="lang">JavaScript</div>'),
+    (('lang', '[lang =&gt; C++]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="lang">C++</div>'),
+    (('lang', '[lang =&gt; C#]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="lang">C#</div>'),
+    (('lang', '[lang =&gt; Delphi/Object]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="lang">Delphi/Object</div>'),
+    (('lang', '[lang =&gt; Objective-C]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="lang">Objective-C</div>'),
+    (('lang', '[lang =&gt; .NET]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="lang">.NET</div>'),
+
+    (('license', '[license =&gt; BSD 3-clause]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="license"><a href="http:\/\/www.opensource.org/licenses/BSD 3-clause">BSD 3-clause</a></div>'),
+    (('license', '[license =&gt; GPLv3]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="license"><a href="http:\/\/www.opensource.org/licenses/GPLv3">GPLv3</a></div>'),
+    (('license', '[license =&gt; MIT]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="license"><a href="http:\/\/www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT">MIT</a></div>'),
+    (('license', '[license =&gt; AGPLv3]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="license"><a href="http:\/\/www.opensource.org/licenses/AGPLv3">AGPLv3</a></div>'),
+
+    (('ref', '[requires =&gt; RepoName]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="ref requires">requires =&gt; <a href="/RepoName">RepoName</a></div>'),
+    (('ref', '[recommends =&gt; GroupName]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="ref recommends">recommends =&gt; <a href="/GroupName">GroupName</a></div>'),
+    (('ref', '[conflicts =&gt; SomeName]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="ref conflicts">conflicts =&gt; <a href="/SomeName">SomeName</a></div>'),
+    (('ref', '[base =&gt; SomeName]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="ref base">base =&gt; <a href="/SomeName">SomeName</a></div>'),
+
+    (('see', '[see =&gt; http://rhodecode.com]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="see">see =&gt; http://rhodecode.com </div>'),
+
+    (('url', '[url =&gt; [linkName](https://rhodecode.com)]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="url"> <a href="https://rhodecode.com">linkName</a> </div>'),
+    (('url', '[url =&gt; [example link](https://rhodecode.com)]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="url"> <a href="https://rhodecode.com">example link</a> </div>'),
+    (('url', '[url =&gt; [v1.0.0](https://rhodecode.com)]'), '<div class="metatag" tag="url"> <a href="https://rhodecode.com">v1.0.0</a> </div>'),
+
+])
+def test_metatags_stylize(tag_data, expected_html):
+    from rhodecode.lib.helpers import style_metatag
+    tag_type,value = tag_data
+    assert style_metatag(tag_type, value) == expected_html
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("tmpl_url, email, expected", [