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SERP Preview Tool
A search result is a title, an address and a short description, and Google cuts any of them that are too long. This tool shows a close approximation of the result for your text, measures the title in pixels rather than characters, and shows where it will be shortened. Built for Australian users, with nothing sent to a server.
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Estimated title width
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Title characters
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Description width
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Preview
How do I see how my page will look on Google?
Enter your title, the page address and the meta description. The preview shows what a result looks like on desktop or mobile and marks where the title is cut. Google measures width in pixels, about 600 for titles on desktop, so a title with wide letters can truncate under 60 characters. Treat it as an estimate, because Google also rewrites snippets.
Writing a good result
Put the most important words first, include the place for local pages, and make the description a promise the page keeps. Avoid all capitals, which take far more room, and keep each page's title and description different.
The address is part of the result too: short, readable paths look more trustworthy than long strings of numbers.
Desktop and mobile
Mobile results show a narrower snippet and may wrap the title onto a second line. The mobile preview shortens the description area to reflect that. The exact layout varies by device and by what Google decides to show, such as sitelinks, ratings and images.
To write the tags themselves, use the meta tag generator.
How this is calculated
The rule, step by step, so you can check any figure by hand.
the title is measured at 20px Arial and cut at about 600 pixelsthe description is measured at 14px Arial and cut at about 920 pixels (about two lines on desktop)the address is shown as host and path with arrows between foldersthe cut text ends with an ellipsis where the limit falls
Google no longer publishes fixed limits and changes its design from time to time, so these widths are community estimates. Narrow letters take less room than wide ones: a title full of i and l fits more characters than one with W and M.
Google rewrites titles and descriptions when it believes another text suits the query better, so what appears in results may differ from your tags. A clear, specific title and a matching description make a rewrite less likely.
A worked example
A 64-character title.
- Estimated widthabout 590 to 640 pixels depending on the letters
- Resultclose to the limit; the last word may be cut
A prompt to shorten the title.
Edit the text and watch the width change.
For Australian results
Searches in Australia use Google's local version, which can show local packs, maps and different features. Titles that name the suburb or city can help local pages, but a rewrite is still possible.
What it leaves out
Rich result features such as stars, prices and sitelinks, and favicon display, are not shown. The preview is for the plain blue link.
What this calculator does not do
- An approximation of Google's layout
- Pixel limits are estimates
- Fonts differ across devices
- No rich results
Common questions
How wide can a title be on Google?
Roughly 600 pixels on desktop, which is often 50 to 60 characters.
How long can a description be?
About 920 pixels on desktop, often around 155 to 160 characters.
Why does Google show a different title?
It rewrites titles it thinks do not describe the page well.
Is the preview exact?
No. It is an estimate based on common measurements.
Does mobile show a different snippet?
It is narrower and can wrap differently.
Where these numbers come from
- Google Search Central — title links How Google chooses and shortens a page's title in results
- Google Search Central — snippets How the meta description is used in search snippets
- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Australia's privacy regulator, for the Privacy Act 1988
Method last reviewed 2026-10-28 This calculator uses fixed rules rather than rates that change, and its method is re-checked against the sources above at least once a year. Out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.
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