Meta Description Length
Enter the description you want under the title. This page uses 100–155 characters as its writing target. Search results still cut by width, so the snippet is an estimate.
The field is empty. Enter a description to see the 100–155 character target used on this site.
Writing a description in 100–155 characters
Snippet with this description
Enter a description to see the preview.
When to use this length check
Use it when a draft sentence is almost finished and you want to know whether it sits in the 100–155 range this site uses. If the bar reads short, add the fact a reader would miss. If the bar reads long, cut a second clause instead of removing the verb. The preview shows the same words you entered, then clips them by the width estimate.
Examples from this page
Questions
Is 155 a Google limit?
No. It is the upper end of the writing target on this site. Google may show more or less, and it may rewrite the line.
Do spaces count?
Yes. The main counter includes spaces. The detail line also reports characters without spaces and a word count.
Why does the snippet cut before 155?
The preview also estimates width in Arial 14 near 920 pixels. Wide letters can hit that width before the character target.