Title Tag & Meta Description Length Checker

Aim for roughly 50-60 characters for a title tag and 140-160 characters for a meta description. The real limit, though, is pixel width: Google truncates titles around 600px and descriptions around 920px on desktop, so character count is only a rough proxy. This tool shows both the character count and the measured pixel width so you can see if a snippet will get cut off before it actually does.

Google clips search snippets by how wide they render in pixels, not by how many characters they contain. A title full of wide letters like W and M can overflow at 55 characters, while one full of narrow letters like i and l can fit 65, so a pure character count can mislead you. This checker measures the actual rendered width using Google's approximate desktop fonts (Arial ~20px for titles, ~14px for descriptions) so the warning matches what searchers will really see.

Paste your title tag and meta description into the two fields and the tool renders a live Google-style SERP preview underneath, complete with an ellipsis at the exact point where each one would be truncated. It uses canvas measurement against Google's desktop fonts to estimate the cutoff. Treat it as a close guide rather than a guarantee, since mobile, dates, and rich results can shift the exact truncation point.

Google cuts it off with an ellipsis once it exceeds the pixel limit (roughly 600px for titles, 920px for descriptions), so any keywords or calls to action at the end get hidden from searchers. Overly long titles may also be rewritten entirely by Google. Lead with your primary keyword and the most important message so nothing critical falls past the cutoff, and use the live preview here to confirm it fits.

Front-load the keyword and key message so the important part survives any cutoff, then check the result against both the character and pixel meters until each lands in the green ideal range. The catch is that titles and descriptions drift over time, especially across a large site or when a competitor rewrites theirs. SiteGauge can monitor your pages (and competitors') and alert you with a before/after diff the moment a title or meta description changes.