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See your page the way Google shows it

Type a title and meta description and see the search result as it will appear — measured in pixels, the way Google decides where to cut — with advice on what to change.

How it looks on Google (desktop)

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  • 53 characters, about 517px — fits in one line.
  • 130 characters — fits.

Google may still rewrite a title or description it thinks doesn't match the search — one that plainly describes the page is the one it keeps.

Why pixels, not characters

Google doesn't count characters. It fits your title into a box about 600 pixels wide and cuts what doesn't fit, adding an ellipsis. "Illustrated little lists" and "MEGA WAREHOUSE MOWERS" have nearly the same number of letters and very different widths. Character limits are a rule of thumb; this preview measures your actual text in the font Google uses.

Writing a title that earns the click

  • Lead with what the page is. "Custom Birthday Cakes in Pune" before "Rao's Bakery". People scan the first few words, and so does Google.
  • One page, one title. Every page needs its own. A site where every page is titled "Home | Business" gives Google nothing to tell them apart.
  • Your name at the end, if it fits. "| Rao's Bakery" builds recognition, but it's the first thing to cut when space runs out.
  • Match the page. A title promising something the page doesn't deliver gets rewritten by Google, and earns a quick bounce from whoever clicked.

Writing a description

The description doesn't move rankings, but it's the sentence that sells the click. Say plainly what someone gets from the page, include one concrete detail — a price, an area served, an hour — and skip "Welcome to our website". If you leave it out, Google picks a passage from the page for you, which may not be the one you'd choose.

Then check the live page

The preview shows what you mean to publish. To see what your live site actually serves — titles, descriptions, structured data and more on your home page — run the free SEO & AI check. And if writing titles for every page sounds like a chore, that's what Populr does: it drafts them from each page's own content and keeps them right.

Questions

How long should a title tag be?

Short enough to fit about 600 pixels — usually 50 to 60 characters. Pixels are what count: a title full of wide letters like W and M gets cut sooner than one of narrow letters.

How long should a meta description be?

About 120 to 155 characters. Google shows roughly two lines on desktop and cuts longer ones; on phones it shows less, so put the important part first.

Why did Google show a different title than mine?

Google rewrites titles it thinks don't describe the page well — ones stuffed with keywords, too long, the same on every page, or that don't match the main heading. A clear, specific title that matches the page is the one that survives.

Do titles and descriptions affect ranking?

The title is one of the strongest on-page signals. The description isn't a ranking factor, but it's your pitch in the results: it decides whether people click.

Is the preview exact?

It measures your text with Arial at the sizes Google uses on desktop and cuts at the commonly measured limits. Google changes its layout from time to time, so treat a few pixels either side as close enough.

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Rather have it fixed for you?

Populr reads your site, fixes titles, descriptions, structured data and llms.txt, and keeps them fixed as the site changes. Developers can switch it on from VS Code or Cursor.

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