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SERP snippet preview

Type a title and description and see where results would cut them off. Measured in pixels in your browser, because Google shortens by width, not by characters.

Desktop

example.com > birthday-songs

Personalised birthday songs written from your story | Cantarova

Give a song nobody else could. Tell us the stories, the names and the jokes, and we write and record a birthday ...

the description would probably be shortened here.

Mobile

example.com > birthday-songs

Personalised birthday songs written from your story | Cantarova

Give a song nobody else could. Tell us the stories, the names and the jokes, and ...

the description would probably be shortened here.

Google shortens by pixel width and publishes no fixed limit, so these widths are estimates. It may also rewrite the title or description entirely when it thinks another part of the page fits the search better.

How to use the SERP snippet preview

Three steps. No account, and it works on any public page.

  1. 1

    Type a title and description

    Or paste what the page has now.

  2. 2

    See it cut where Google cuts

    Measured in pixels in your browser, on desktop and mobile.

  3. 3

    Move the important words forward

    Whatever sits after the cut is never read.

What the results mean

  • Fits

    The full text shows at that width.

  • Cut off

    The text is wider than the space results give it, so it ends in an ellipsis. The preview shows exactly where.

Why the snippet matters

The title and description are an advert for the page, written by you and shown next to competitors. A better snippet can win the click from a higher position.

Google shortens by width, not by character count: a title full of wide letters is cut sooner than one of narrow ones. The widths here are close estimates of Google's layout, about 600 pixels for a desktop title.

Questions

Will Google use my title and description?

Often, not always. Google rewrites titles and descriptions when it thinks another line on the page answers the search better.

Is anything I type sent anywhere?

No. The measuring happens in your browser.