A title that fits perfectly in your WordPress editor can still get chopped off with an ellipsis the moment Google renders it, because Google truncates by pixel width, not character count.
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See how your title and description will actually look in Google search results, measured by real pixel width, not just character count.
Pixel budgets (~600px title, ~920px description on desktop) are close estimates of Google's own behaviour, based on common SEO-industry benchmarks, not an official spec. Google also frequently rewrites titles and descriptions to match the search query, so staying inside the budget avoids guaranteed truncation, it doesn't guarantee Google uses your exact text.
Why pixel width, not character count
Google's search results truncate based on rendered pixel width, and letters aren't all the same width: a title full of "i" and "l" fits more characters in the same space than one full of "W" and "M". This tool measures your actual text using an HTML canvas element at the approximate font and size Google uses, so the truncation point shown here is far closer to reality than a flat character-count rule.
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Why does this use pixel width instead of just counting characters?
Google truncates search snippets based on how much horizontal space the rendered text takes up, not a fixed character count. A title full of wide letters like "W" and "M" gets cut off sooner than one full of narrow letters like "i" and "l", even at the same character count. This tool measures actual rendered pixel width using the browser's canvas text measurement, the same idea most character-counter tools skip entirely.
What is a safe length for a title tag?
Roughly 600 pixels on desktop, which usually works out to about 50 to 60 characters depending on which letters you use. Past that, Google typically truncates the title and adds an ellipsis, or sometimes rewrites it entirely based on the page content.
What is a safe length for a meta description?
Roughly 920 to 960 pixels on desktop, typically around 150 to 160 characters. Google often rewrites meta descriptions anyway, pulling text from the page instead of your tag, especially if your description doesn't closely match the searcher's query, but staying under the pixel limit avoids the guaranteed truncation case.
Does mobile use a different limit?
Yes, mobile search results generally show less title width and reflow the description differently. Use the device toggle above to preview both, since a title that fits perfectly on desktop can still get cut off on a mobile result.
Will Google definitely show my exact title and description?
No. Google frequently rewrites both, especially the description, to better match what it thinks the searcher is looking for. Staying within the pixel budget just removes the guaranteed truncation, it doesn't guarantee Google uses your exact text.
Is my content uploaded anywhere?
No. Everything, including the pixel-width measurement, runs in your browser using an HTML canvas element. Nothing you type is sent to a server.
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Why “under 60 characters” is only ever a rough guide
Most SEO advice gives you a character limit for titles and descriptions, something like 55 to 60 characters for a title, 150 to 158 for a description. Those numbers are a reasonable starting point, but they are an average, not a rule. A title made up mostly of narrow letters like “i”, “l” and “t” can run well past 60 characters and still fit. A title full of wide capitals like “W” and “M” can get cut off at 45. Google’s actual cutoff is a pixel width on the rendered result, so the only way to know for certain is to measure the width, which is exactly what this tool does before you publish anything.
When Google rewrites your snippet anyway
Fitting inside the pixel budget stops guaranteed truncation, but it does not stop Google from swapping in its own title or description entirely. That tends to happen when your title doesn’t closely match the page content, when the same title is reused across many near-identical pages, when the meta description is thin or generic, or when the search query itself doesn’t line up well with either. Writing a title and description that actually describe the page, in plain language, close to how a reader would search for it, is a better defense against rewriting than any length trick.
Desktop and mobile aren’t the same budget
The majority of searches now happen on a phone, where the result card is narrower and the font rendering is slightly different, so the safe pixel width for a title or description on mobile is tighter than on desktop. A title that fits cleanly on a desktop result can still lose its last few words on a phone. Toggle the device switch above to check both before you commit to a final title, especially for anything you expect a lot of mobile traffic on.
Where this fits in your publishing workflow
The most useful moment to run this check is right before you hit publish, after your title and meta description are close to final but before they’re locked into an indexed page. Paste in your working title and description, or your Yoast or RankMath fields directly, and see the result card update as you type. If something’s about to get cut off mid-word, you’ll see it here first instead of finding out from a screenshot after the page is already live.