Meta Description Length Checker
Check whether your meta descriptions fit in the search snippet. Enter one description per line and see each measured in characters and in pixels at Google’s 14-pixel snippet size, against about 920 pixels on desktop and about 680 on mobile. A meter, a status and a truncated preview show where each description would be cut, and short descriptions that Google often replaces are flagged too.
- Runs in your browser
- No sign-up
- Free to use
Google does not publish exact limits. Widths are measured in your browser in Arial at the size Google uses (14 px), against commonly observed cut-offs: about 920 px (two lines) on desktop and about 680 px on mobile. Google may also rewrite the text completely.
How to use Meta Description Length Checker
- Enter descriptions, one per line.
- Switch between desktop and mobile.
- Edit long or short descriptions.
- Export the results as CSV.
Meta Description Length Checker features
Pixel measurement
At the snippet font size.
Desktop and mobile
Two cut-offs.
Truncated preview
Shows the visible part.
Short warnings
Under 70 characters.
CSV export
All results.
Private
Runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
When to use Meta Description Length Checker
- Writing descriptions for key pages.
- Auditing crawler exports.
- Fixing descriptions cut mid-sentence.
- Planning mobile-friendly snippets.
Meta Description Length Checker FAQ
Why pixels and not characters?
Google truncates by width. A title of narrow letters fits more characters than one with wide letters such as W and M, so a character count is only an estimate.
How long should a meta description be?
About 120 to 155 characters works on most screens. Put the key message in the first 120 characters for mobile.
Does the description affect rankings?
Not directly, but a good description can increase clicks. Google may show page text instead if it matches the search better.
Descriptions that get clicks
A meta description is your chance to tell searchers why your page is the right answer. Lead with the benefit, include the topic words people search for and end with a reason to click.
Because Google often rewrites descriptions, focus on your most important pages and searches.
Privacy: everything on this page runs in your browser. What you type or paste is not uploaded, stored or logged, and the result is generated on your device, so you can safely work with unpublished content, client data or drafts.
Tip: the result updates as you type, so you can try variations quickly. Copy the output with one click or download it as a file, and keep a copy of your input if you want to come back later – nothing is saved between visits.
Who it is for: the tool is built for site owners, marketers, writers and developers alike. You do not need to install anything or create an account, it works on phones as well as on desktop computers, and the results are plain text you can paste into any CMS, spreadsheet, code editor or ticket.
Accuracy: the rules used here are documented on the page and follow the published guidelines of the major search engines and web standards. Where a result is an approximation or a rule of thumb rather than an official limit, the page says so, so you can decide how much weight to give it.
Good practice: generated markup and files only help when they match the real page. Publish them together with the visible content they describe, test the page with the official tools from the search engines, and update the markup whenever the page changes.