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SERP Preview Tool

See exactly how your page title, URL slug, and meta description appear in Google search results — desktop and mobile previews, live as you type.

Page details
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Google typically shows 50–60 characters.
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Google typically shows 155–160 characters.
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Google Search — Desktop
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example.com
https://example.com › your-page
Page Title

Your meta description will appear here.

Title length0 chars
Description length0 chars

About SERP previews

SERP (Search Engine Results Page) previews let you see how your page will appear in Google before publishing. A well-crafted title and description directly influence click-through rates — users make split-second decisions based on what they see in the results list.

Google truncates titles at around 600 pixels wide (roughly 60 characters) and descriptions at around 920 pixels (roughly 155–160 characters). Anything longer gets cut off with an ellipsis. This tool gives you a real-time visual check so you can optimise before your pages go live.

Why previewing matters before you publish

Titles and descriptions that look fine in your CMS editor often truncate awkwardly mid-word once Google applies its actual display width — previewing before publishing catches this, letting you rewrite so the truncation point (if any) lands somewhere natural rather than cutting off a key phrase.

Desktop vs. mobile display differences

Google's search results render slightly differently on mobile versus desktop, with mobile often showing a narrower effective width for titles — a title that fits perfectly on desktop can still truncate on mobile, which now accounts for the majority of search traffic for most sites, so it's worth checking both.

A quick example of the truncation problem

A title like "The Complete Beginner's Guide to Sourdough Bread Baking at Home in 2026" runs well past 60 characters and will truncate mid-phrase in most search results — often right around "...Guide to Sourdough Bread B…", which reads awkwardly and hides the "at home" detail that might be exactly what a beginner searcher wants to see. Trimmed to "Sourdough Bread Baking for Beginners: A Complete Guide," the same page fits comfortably within the display limit and leads with the two things a searcher actually scans for: the topic and the skill level.

A snippet that promises the right thing only helps if the page delivers on it — run your target phrase through our keyword density checker to confirm the body content actually backs up what your title and description are advertising.

Frequently asked questions

It's a close approximation based on Google's typical display rules, but Google occasionally rewrites titles or descriptions algorithmically if it judges a different snippet better matches the search query — so live results can sometimes differ from what you originally wrote.

Google generates the displayed URL breadcrumb and favicon from your site's actual metadata and structure, which this tool can approximate but not fully replicate without crawling your live site.

📖 Related guide: What Is a SERP Snippet, and How Do You Optimize It?