Measure your page title and meta description in characters and pixels, with a live Google preview that flags anything too short or truncated. Free.

Search engines truncate snippets by pixel width, not character count — this tool measures both so nothing important gets cut off.

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Characters0 / 60
Pixels0 / 580px
Characters0 / 160
Pixels0 / 990px
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Everything stays in your browser — nothing is uploaded.


About SEO Title & Description Length Checker

The SEO Title & Description Length Checker measures your page title and meta description in both characters and pixels — the metric search engines actually truncate on. A bolded word can push a character-count-friendly title past the pixel limit, which is why character rules alone are unreliable.

As you type, each field reports its character count, estimated pixel width and a verdict: too short, optimal, or too long. A live Google-style SERP preview renders your title, URL and description in both desktop and mobile layouts, so you can see exactly where truncation would land.

Everything stays in your browser — nothing is uploaded, so unpublished titles remain private. Use it before shipping any page: a snippet that survives intact earns more clicks than one ending in an ellipsis.

How to use SEO Title & Description Length Checker

  1. Enter your page title, meta description and optionally the page URL — or click Example to load a realistic sample.
  2. Watch the character and pixel meters and the too short / optimal / too long verdicts for each field.
  3. Toggle between the Desktop and Mobile Google previews to see how the snippet renders on each.
  4. Trim or extend the text until both fields show Optimal.
  5. Copy the final title and description into your page's meta tags.

Frequently asked questions

Search engines cut titles and descriptions at a pixel width, not a character count. Wide letters like W count more than narrow ones like i, so two 58-character titles can render very differently.

Roughly 50–60 characters for titles and 120–160 for descriptions keeps you inside typical pixel limits. The tool's meters flag anything outside the safe zone in real time.

It closely approximates Google's desktop and mobile snippet rendering. Google may still rewrite titles or pull a different description, but staying within limits maximizes the chance yours is used as written.

No. Measurement and preview happen entirely in your browser, so unpublished titles and descriptions never leave your device.

Yes — free and unlimited.


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