SERP Snippet Preview
Preview how your page title and meta description appear in Google search.
55/60
140/160
Title Length: 55/60Description Length: 140/160
example.com
Your page title goes here
Your meta description preview will appear here as you type.
Why title and description length matter
Google truncates page titles around 60 characters and meta descriptions around 160 characters (the real cut-off is measured in pixels, so wide letters truncate sooner — treat these as guidelines). A snippet that gets cut mid-sentence looks unfinished and can lower click-through. Front-load your most important keywords and your brand, write a description that reads like ad copy, and keep the full message within the limits. This preview updates live and runs entirely in your browser.
Built and maintained by Meet Shah · Last updated
What this tool is used for
- Checking whether a title will be truncated before you publish it.
- Comparing two descriptions on how much of each survives the cut.
- Seeing how a long brand suffix eats into the useful part of a title.
- Checking a snippet at mobile width as well as desktop.
- Reviewing a batch of titles for consistency before a bulk change.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How long can a title be before it is cut?
- Google measures pixels, not characters, so the answer depends on the letters — a title of narrow characters fits more than one of capitals. The working guideline is around 580 pixels on desktop, which is roughly 55–60 characters, and mobile truncates sooner.
- Will Google use the title I write?
- Often, but not always. Since 2021 it rewrites titles it judges unhelpful — keyword-stuffed, boilerplate-heavy, or a poor match for the query — using the H1 or anchor text instead. A clear, specific title is the way to be chosen, not a length that fits exactly.
- Does the meta description affect ranking?
- No, and it has not for many years. It affects the click-through rate on a result you already earned, which is worth optimising for its own sake. Google also rewrites descriptions for most queries, pulling a passage from the page that matches what was searched.
- Why does my preview not match what I see in Google?
- Because the real snippet is query-dependent and personalised. The words matched get bolded, the description may be replaced by an on-page passage, and site links, dates and breadcrumbs vary. A preview shows the shape and the truncation point, not a prediction.
- What should the URL look like?
- Google shows a breadcrumb rather than the raw path — `example.com › guides › css`. Short, readable, lower-case segments read well there; a path full of IDs or dates does not. That display is one of the practical arguments for a shallow URL structure.
Common errors and gotchas
- Counting characters rather than pixel width, which is what actually decides truncation.
- Assuming the description will be used, when search engines frequently rewrite it from the page.
- Front-loading the brand rather than the topic, which wastes the part users read first.
- Writing to fill the space rather than to be clear, which produces padded titles.
- Forgetting the preview is an approximation and that the real result varies by query.
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