Meta Tag Length Checker

Written byOleh Soloninupdated 4 August 2026

Title

Description

Result

Titlefits in the result
Descriptionfits in the result
Title characters52
Title pixels443
Description characters142
Description pixels877

Cut by width, not by letters

Measures meta tags in characters and in pixels and warns whether search results will truncate them.

'Titles under 60 characters' is a rough guide, because search engines truncate by pixel width rather than by letter count. Sixty narrow 'i's fit comfortably; sixty 'W's do not.

The practical desktop limits are around 580 pixels for a title and 920 for a description. This tool estimates width from the average metrics of the results font, so it reports both numbers: characters and pixels.

What this calculator shows

Title and description length in characters
An estimated pixel width using results-font metrics
A verdict: truncated, too short, or fits

What to keep in mind

The width estimate is approximate: real metrics depend on the font, the device and whether the engine rewrites your text.
A description does not affect ranking directly, but it drives click-through — which affects traffic.

FAQs

How long should a title be?

50 to 60 characters, or up to 580 pixels wide. What matters most is putting the key phrase first so it survives any truncation.

How many characters in a description?

120 to 160 characters, up to 920 pixels. Too short and the engine often replaces it with a snippet from the page.

Does the description affect ranking?

Not directly — search engines confirmed that long ago. It affects it indirectly through click-through: a better snippet earns more clicks from the same position.

Why does the result show a different title?

The engine may rewrite it if the page's own heading answers the query better. It usually happens with keyword-stuffed or overly generic titles.

Worked example

A middling title

Input: 'Percentage Calculator Online — Fast and No Sign-Up'

Output: 50 characters, comfortably inside the limit

Note: The key phrase sits at the front, which is right: if the title is truncated after all, the important part survives. Losing the tail about sign-ups costs nothing.

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