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Keep your meta title between 50 and 60 characters. Google truncates titles above approximately 580 pixels, which is typically 60 characters. Titles shorter than 30 characters may hurt click-through rate.
Aim for 120 to 155 characters. Google shows descriptions up to around 920 pixels wide on desktop. On mobile the limit is shorter. Descriptions outside this range may be rewritten by Google.
Meta descriptions are not a direct ranking factor but improve click-through rate from search results. Higher CTR is a positive engagement signal. Read our guide on how to rank on Google.
A meta title or description that runs too long gets truncated in Google's results with a "..." cutoff, which looks unfinished and hurts click-through rate. Checking your tags before publishing means the sentence you wrote is the sentence searchers actually see.
Google typically displays around 50 to 60 characters (roughly 600 pixels), though the exact cutoff varies by device and character width. Keeping titles under 60 characters is a safe rule of thumb.
Google sometimes rewrites the displayed snippet using on-page content if it decides a different passage answers the query better. Writing a clear, specific description makes Google more likely to use it as written.
You can paste in title and description text directly, or check a live page's rendered tags. It works for any public URL, which is also handy for reviewing how competitors title their pages.
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