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Meta Description Checker

Paste your meta description to see how Google may show it: length, pixel width, desktop and mobile previews and keyword use.

Privacy and cost

This tool runs in your browser. What you type or paste is not sent to our servers and it costs nothing to use.

How it works

  1. Type or paste your meta description, plus a target keyword if you have one.
  2. The tool counts characters and estimates pixel width for 14px Arial, the font used in Google snippets.
  3. Two previews, desktop and mobile, show where the text would be cut, with a list of things to fix.

Example

"Test your meta description: character count, pixel width, mobile and desktop preview and keyword check. Free, no signup, runs in your browser.": 142 characters, about 891px, the keyword "meta description" appears once. Result: it fits on desktop (under 920px) but exceeds the roughly 680px mobile width.

What the result means

Google cuts snippets by display width, not by a fixed character count. Here the budget is about 920px on desktop and 680px on mobile; beyond that the end is replaced by "…". These are estimates, and Google often picks another passage from the page depending on the query.

Common problems this tool helps with

  • A description that is too long is cut off before its key argument or call to action.
  • A description that is too short leaves Google to build a snippet from the page text.
  • A keyword mentioned late in the description is less visible in the snippet.
  • The same description on many pages does not help searchers tell your results apart.

Frequently asked questions

How long should a meta description be?

Roughly 70 to 160 characters, with the essential message first so it survives on mobile. That is common best practice, not an official Google rule.

Does the meta description improve rankings?

Google says it does not use it as a ranking signal. It can still feed the displayed snippet and so influence click-through rate.

Why does Google show text other than mine?

Google may replace the description with a page passage that answers the query better. A specific description that matches the page content is kept more often.

Is my text sent to a server?

No. Everything is computed in your browser and nothing is transmitted.

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