Free tool
Google Snippet Preview
Type a title and meta description and see where Google cuts them off, on desktop and on a phone. Measured in pixels, the way Google truncates, not in characters. Runs entirely in your browser.
Key takeaways
- What does this tool do? It shows where Google truncates your title and meta description, measured in pixels on both desktop and a phone.
- Why pixels instead of characters? Google cuts on rendered width, not character count, which is why character counters disagree with what you see in the results.
- What are the limits? Roughly 600 pixels for a desktop title, and two lines for the description. Phones allow a second title line but less description.
- Will Google use what I write? Often, but not always. It rewrites titles on a large share of results and frequently replaces the description with text from the page.
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Why pixels, not characters. Google truncates on width, not on count. A title of sixty narrow characters can fit where fifty wide ones do not, which is why character counters disagree with what you see in the results. This measures the rendered width in the same fonts Google uses.
Google may rewrite either one. It rewrites titles on a large share of results and frequently replaces the description with text pulled from the page. Write both as the version you want, then accept that the page body is what decides the fallback.
The description is not a ranking factor. It is an advertisement for the click. Put the reason to choose you in it, not a list of keywords.
Questions about this tool
Because characters are not all the same width. A title of sixty narrow characters can fit where fifty wide ones cannot. Google truncates on pixels, so that is what this measures.
No. It has not been a ranking factor for many years. It is an advertisement for the click, and that is exactly how it should be written.
Usually because it believes the page answers a different query than your title claims, or your title is stuffed with keywords, or it is duplicated across pages. Write the title for the person searching and rewrites become rarer.
The thing a customer is searching for. The brand name goes last, or is dropped entirely on pages where the brand is not what earns the click.
Long enough to use the two lines, short enough not to be cut. Around 140 to 155 characters is the usual sweet spot, but this tool measures your actual text rather than guessing from a count.
No. Nothing you type leaves your browser.