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Google & AI snippet preview.

See exactly how your page will look in Google search (desktop and mobile) before you publish, with live pixel-width checks on your title and description. The preview locked inside paid SEO suites, free.

Your title and description are your storefront in search

Before anyone visits your site, they see your title tag and meta description in the search results. They decide in a split second whether to click you or a competitor. This tool shows exactly how that snippet will look, and flags when it’s too long and gets cut off.

Why pixel width, not just characters

Google truncates titles and descriptions by pixel width, not character count, because wide letters take more room than narrow ones. A title around 600 pixels (roughly 55-60 characters) is safe on desktop; descriptions are usually cut near 920 pixels (about 155-160 characters). This tool measures the real width as you type.

What makes a snippet get clicked

Lead with the value and the location, include the keyword naturally, and give a reason to choose you (fast, licensed, free estimate, 5-star). Avoid keyword stuffing, it reads as spam and Google may rewrite it. Every page should have a unique title and description.

Pro tips

  • Put your most important words first, the front of the title carries the most weight and survives truncation.
  • Include your city or service area for local pages.
  • Write for humans: a compelling description lifts click-through even when rankings don’t move.
  • Never reuse the same title and description across pages.

Frequently asked questions

How long should a title tag be?
Aim for about 55-60 characters (under ~600 pixels) so it doesn’t get cut off on desktop. Front-load the important words in case it truncates on mobile.
How long should a meta description be?
Around 140-160 characters (under ~920 pixels). Long enough to be compelling, short enough not to get truncated.
Does the meta description affect rankings?
Not directly, but it strongly affects click-through rate, and a higher click-through rate on a result is a good signal. Treat it as ad copy for your listing.
Why does Google sometimes change my title?
Google may rewrite a title it considers unhelpful, stuffed, or mismatched to the page. Clear, accurate, well-sized titles are far less likely to be replaced.

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How the snippet is measured

Nothing gets fetched here. The preview is drawn entirely from the three fields you type: a title, a URL, and a meta description. It splits the URL into a domain and a path to build the breadcrumb line, uses the first letter of the domain as a stand-in for your favicon, and lays out a desktop version and a mobile version. The measuring is done with the browser's own canvas text metrics: the title in 20 pixel Arial for desktop and 18 pixel for mobile, the description in 14 pixel Arial. Text is then cut at the widths where Google typically truncates, roughly 600 pixels for a desktop title and 950 for a desktop description, tighter on mobile.

Pixels rather than characters, because a title full of wide capitals runs out of room sooner than one full of narrow letters. Two caveats sit under that. The measurement uses Arial in your browser as a stand-in for Google's own font and rendering, so the numbers are close rather than exact, and the cut-off points reflect current display behavior, which changes and which shifts by device and by query. A snippet sitting right on the line deserves a few characters of headroom.

The bigger limit is that it never looks at your live page. It shows what you typed, not what is published, not what has been indexed, and nothing at all about where you rank. It cannot show you a competitor's listing, does not draw sitelinks, star ratings, dates, or ads, and it cannot make Google use your wording. The panel labeled how AI might summarize this is illustrative, exactly as the fine print says: it echoes the opening of your description and does not query any AI engine. For a read on how machines handle the actual page, the AIO readiness scanner reads the page itself, and writing titles that earn the click is ordinary SEO work.

Will Google show exactly what I write here?

Often, but not always. Google rewrites a title when it decides different wording fits the query better, and it frequently replaces the meta description with a sentence pulled straight out of the page body. A clear, accurate, correctly sized snippet is less likely to be swapped out, but nothing you do here forces the issue. Write it for the person reading the result, then check the live listing later.

My character count says one thing and the pixel bar says another.

Follow the pixel bar, because width is how the cut gets made. A title in wide capital letters can run past the limit at 52 characters while a narrow one still fits at 62. Remember the width is measured in Arial in your browser as an approximation, so if you are only a pixel or two inside the limit, trim a word anyway.