SERP snippet preview
See your Google result before Google does — title and description measured in real pixels with the same font metrics Google truncates by, not character counts. Type below or import a live page's tags.
How the measurement works
Google truncates titles at about 580px and descriptions at about 990px of rendered width on desktop — not at a character count. A title full of wide letters gets cut around 50 characters; one full of narrow letters survives past 65. This preview measures your text with Arial 20px (Liberation Sans metrics) advance tables, the same metrics the meta tag validator audits with, so both report identical numbers.
Truncation limits last verified against Google's title link documentation 2026-07-06
FAQ
How long should a page title be in 2026?
Aim under 580px — roughly 60 characters for average letter widths. Front-load the words that must survive: when Google truncates, it cuts from the end, and it may also rewrite titles it considers poor matches for the query.
Does Google always use my meta description?
No — Google composes its own snippet when it believes page content answers the query better, which happens for a large share of results. A description within the 990px budget that actually summarizes the page raises the odds yours is used verbatim.
Why pixels instead of characters?
Because that's what Google does. "WWW" is more than three times as wide as "ill" in the SERP font, so two 60-character titles can differ by a full word in survival. Character-count tools guess; pixel measurement shows where the cut actually falls.