Google SERP Simulator
See how your page looks in Google before you publish. Check where your title and description get cut, on desktop and mobile, and fix them in seconds.
- Title length. 583 of 600 px. It shows in full.
- Description length. Shows in full on desktop and phones.
- Keyword in title. Every word of the search is in the title.
- Keyword near the start. It’s in the first third, where people look first.
- Keyword in description. Google will bold it in the result.
- Capitals. No shouting.
- Readable address. Short and readable.
Four quick steps. No sign-up, and nothing you type leaves your browser.
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Add your page. Paste the address and, if you like, your site’s name. The breadcrumb fills in from the address.
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Write the title and description. The meters show their width in pixels, the way Google measures them, and the preview cuts them where Google would.
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Add the search. Type the keyword you want to rank for. Its words are bolded in the description, and the checks tell you if it’s missing.
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Copy it into your site. When every check is green, copy the HTML and paste it into your page or SEO plugin.
Everything in the Google SERP Simulator. Built to be the most accurate preview there is, and free.
Measured in pixels. Google cuts by width, not characters. Every letter is measured in Google’s own font and size.
Desktop and mobile. Switch views to see both. Mobile shows less of your description, so the important part goes first.
Light and dark. Preview the result the way people see it, in Google’s light or dark theme.
Date and rating. Add a date or review stars to see how much room they take from your description.
Your place on the page. Move your result between positions one and four to see it among the results around it.
Checks and copy. Seven quick checks for length and keywords, then the title and meta tags ready to paste.
Write titles and descriptions that get the click. Your title and description are your ad in Google. A few rules make them work.
Keep the title under 600 pixels
Google shows about 600 pixels of a title on desktop, which is 50 to 60 characters for most words. Wide letters like W and M use more room; narrow ones like i and l use less, so a character count is only a guide.
Put the words people search for near the start, and your brand at the end, where it’s fine if it gets cut.
Write the description for people
Google shows about 920 pixels of a description on desktop and about 680 on mobile: two lines, or roughly 150 characters. Say what the page gives the reader and why it’s worth the click.
Google rewrites many descriptions to match the search. A clear description that answers the search is the one most likely to be kept.
Use the keyword, once
Google bolds the words of the search in your description, which draws the eye. Use the keyword naturally in the title and once in the description; repeating it looks like spam and wastes room.
Make every page different
Each page needs its own title and description. Duplicates make Google guess which page to show, and both do worse.
Under 600 pixels, which is usually 50 to 60 characters. Google measures titles by width, so the simulator measures every letter in pixels and shows exactly where a title would be cut.
About 920 pixels on desktop and 680 on mobile, roughly 150 characters. Keep the important part in the first 120 characters so it shows on phones too.
Google rewrites titles and descriptions it thinks don’t match the search or the page. Titles that describe the page clearly and descriptions that answer the search are rewritten least.
Not any more in most results. Google bolds the words of the search in the description, which is what the simulator shows.
Yes. There’s no sign-up and no limit, and nothing you type leaves your browser.
Yes. Every post Writing Studio writes comes with its title and meta description written to fit, and it publishes them to your site with the post.
Titles that fit, written for you.
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