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Or type your own title and description below.
Your snippet
Google preview
An approximation of Google’s layout using its fonts and typical widths. Google may rewrite titles and descriptions.
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HTML for your <head>
About this tool
See your search result before Google does
Write a title and meta description and watch them appear as a Google result on desktop and mobile, cut off where Google is likely to cut them. Or fetch the tags a live page has today.
Google cuts titles by width, not character count: a title full of capital Ws runs out of room long before one full of lowercase Is. So this preview measures your text in pixels, with the same Arial sizes the results use, and shows where the "…" would fall. Add the keyword you are targeting to see it bolded, as Google bolds words that match the search.
- Free, no sign-up
- Nothing uploaded
- No watermark
Measured in pixels
About 600 px of title fits on desktop, and around 920 px of description, roughly two lines. Bars turn amber when you are close and red once text will be cut.
Fetch any page
Paste a URL to load its current title, meta description, site name and favicon, so you can see exactly what you are working from.
Ready-to-paste HTML
When it reads well, copy the title and meta description tags with the special characters escaped correctly.
Step by step
How to preview your Google snippet
Enter or fetch your tags
Type a title, meta description and URL, or paste a page’s address and press Fetch to load what it has now.
Check both previews
Switch between desktop and mobile, and add your target keyword to see it bolded. Keep both bars in the green.
Copy the tags
Copy the HTML and replace the
<title>and meta description in your page’s<head>.
Get the most out of it
Tips for the best results
- Front-load the important wordsPut the main keyword and what makes the page different near the start of the title, so it survives truncation on every screen.
- Write the description for peopleGoogle doesn’t rank pages on the meta description, but a clear, specific one earns more clicks. Say what the page gives the searcher.
- Expect rewritesGoogle may show a different title or description when it thinks another matches the search better. A description that matches the page’s content is rewritten less often.
- One title per pageEvery page should have its own title and description. Duplicates make results look alike and give Google less to choose from.
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Questions
Common questions
Everything here runs in your browser, so the answer to “where does my file go?” is always: nowhere. More in the general FAQ.
How long should a title tag be?
Aim for about 50 to 60 characters. Google truncates titles by width, roughly 600 pixels on desktop, so wide letters fill the space sooner than narrow ones. This preview measures the real width and shows where the cut falls.
How long should a meta description be?
About 120 to 160 characters, which is roughly two lines on desktop. Google cuts descriptions by width, around 920 pixels, and mobile results can show a little more or less depending on the screen.
Why does Google show a different title or description?
Google rewrites titles and descriptions when it believes other text from the page matches the search better, or when the original is missing, too long, stuffed with keywords or the same as on other pages. A specific, accurate title and description are rewritten less often.
Why are words bold in the snippet?
Google bolds words in the description that match, or closely match, what was searched. Enter your target keyword in the preview to see where it would be highlighted.
Is the preview exactly what Google will show?
It is a close approximation. It uses Google’s fonts and typical widths, but Google changes its layout, varies it by device and sometimes rewrites the text, so treat the limits as guidance rather than hard rules.
How does Fetch from URL work?
Our server requests the public page once, reads its title, meta description, site name and icon, and sends just those back. The page isn’t stored, and nothing you type is saved.
Does the meta description affect rankings?
Not directly. Google has said it doesn’t use the meta description as a ranking signal, but it is often the snippet searchers read, so a good one can raise the share of people who click.