How long should a title tag be?

Aim for roughly 50–60 characters. Google truncates by pixel width, not character count, so this tool warns you as you near the edge rather than enforcing a hard number.

Does the meta description affect ranking?

Not directly — but it is your ad copy in the results. A sharp, accurate description in the 140–160 character range earns clicks, which is what you actually want.

Will Google use the title I write?

Sometimes. Google may rewrite a title it finds unclear or stuffed. A specific, honest title that matches the page content is the most likely to be kept verbatim.

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Free meta tag preview tool

See exactly how your title and description show up in search results and social cards before you ship. Paste your content below and get the ready-to-copy <meta> block in one click.

Title

Title length0/60

Description

Description length0/155

Canonical URL

OG image URL (optional)

Search snippet

example.com

Page title

Your page description will appear here.

// title truncated at 60 chars, description at 155

Social card

og:image placeholder

example.com

Page title

Your page description will appear here.

// twitter:card=summary_large_image — used by X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Slack

Generated tags

<title></title>
<meta name="description" content="">
<meta property="og:title" content="">
<meta property="og:description" content="">
<meta property="og:url" content="">
<meta property="og:type" content="website">
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">

// paste inside <head> — og:image omitted when left empty

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What are meta tags?

Meta tags are small bits of HTML in your page’s <head> that describe the page to search engines and social platforms. The two that matter most are the title tag and the meta description — together they form the headline and blurb people see before they ever reach your site.

How to use this tool

Type your title and description into the fields above and watch the live preview update as a Google result and a social card. Keep an eye on the length warnings, trim anything that gets clipped, then copy the generated <meta> block straight into your page head.

FAQ

How long should a title tag be?: Aim for roughly 50–60 characters. Google truncates by pixel width, not character count, so this tool warns you as you near the edge rather than enforcing a hard number.
Does the meta description affect ranking?: Not directly — but it is your ad copy in the results. A sharp, accurate description in the 140–160 character range earns clicks, which is what you actually want.
Will Google use the title I write?: Sometimes. Google may rewrite a title it finds unclear or stuffed. A specific, honest title that matches the page content is the most likely to be kept verbatim.