Your snippet, live.
Type your title, description and URL — and instantly see how your listing renders in Google search results. We estimate the pixel width and warn you when something will be truncated.
Type, see it instantly.
Google shows roughly 600 px of title width on desktop (≈ 60 characters). Beyond that it gets cut with an ellipsis.
Descriptions get cut at around 920 px / 155 characters. On mobile the limit is shorter.
Your snippet is your ad — free, but rarely optimised.
Title and description decide whether someone clicks, long before they see your page. If the title cuts mid-word or the description has no call to action, you lose clicks to competitors who rank below you. In our SXO work we test snippets against search intent — this preview is the first step.
Pixel widths are a client-side estimate via canvas text measurement in an Arial-like font. Google’s real rendering varies by device, query and rich-result elements.
The snippet is your ad in organic search. Free — when it fits.
The SERP snippet preview renders title and meta description the way Google displays them — with pixel-width estimation instead of character counting, because Google truncates by width (roughly 580 px for titles, 990 px for descriptions on desktop). A "W" is three times wider than an "i"; plain character limits mislead.
Title and description decide your click-through rate — and click-through rate decides what your rankings are worth. Position 3 with a precise, clickable snippet often brings more visitors than position 2 with truncated boilerplate. Write the promise of the page, not its category.
How long can a title tag be?
As a rule of thumb 50–60 characters; more precisely: under ~580 pixels. Most important keyword first, brand at the end. This tool shows pixel width live — more reliable than any character rule.
Does Google always use my meta description?
No — Google rewrites snippets for an estimated half of all queries, usually when the description misses the search intent. A precise, page-matching description significantly raises the chance of being used as written.
Does the meta description affect ranking?
Not directly — it is not a ranking factor. Indirectly, yes: it drives click-through rate, and engagement signals feed evaluation. The snippet is conversion optimisation for the results page.
What happens with overlong titles?
Google cuts them with "…" or replaces the title entirely with its own text from the page. Both cost click-through. The preview here warns before it happens.