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Google SERP simulator.
Type a title, a URL and a meta description. You see the snippet as Google draws it, on desktop and on a phone, with the width in pixels and the exact word where it gets cut. Everything stays in your browser.
- Free
- Instant access
- Desktop and mobile
- Pixel-exact truncation
Shown as a breadcrumb: domain, then each folder.
Printed before the description, and counted in its width.
600 px · desktop
How to Write a Meta Description That Gets the Click (2026)
12 Sep 2026 · A meta description is the two lines under your title in Google. Here is how to write one that fits the width and earns the click.
360 px · mobile
How to Write a Meta Description That Gets the Click (2026)
12 Sep 2026 · A meta description is the two lines under your title in Google. Here is how to write one that fits the width and …
- Title
- 58 / 60
- Title width
- 526 / 580 px
- Description
- 129 / 160
- Description width
- 763 / 920 px
- URL
- 48 chars
- Title fits on desktop 526 / 580 px
- Title fits on mobile 2 lines of 2
- Description fits on desktop 763 / 829 px
- Description fits on mobile 763 / 689 px
- URL stays readable 48 chars
600 px · desktop
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360 px · mobile
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- Title
- / 60
- Title width
- / 580 px
- Description
- / 160
- Description width
- / 920 px
- URL
- chars
How to read the preview.
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Desktop first, then the phone
Google cuts a title at about 580 pixels on desktop and after two lines on a phone. A description gets about 920 pixels on desktop and 780 on mobile. Switch views: a snippet that fits on one is often cut on the other.
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Measured in pixels
The counters show both pixels and characters. Sixty lowercase characters fit; sixty capitals and W's overflow. The ellipsis in the preview marks the last word Google keeps, so you know which words to cut.
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The date costs you words
If your page shows a publish date, Google prints it before the description and it counts in the same width. Add it here to see how many words it takes. A blog post gives up about 14 characters to it.
Three lines, one decision.
A search result is three lines: a site name, a title, a description. That is all a person sees before deciding to click, and it is the one part of your page Google shows to someone discovering it.
Google truncates on width, so two titles of sixty characters can get different treatment. One ends on the keyword, the other on an ellipsis. The simulator measures the text in the font Google uses, Arial at 20 pixels, and marks the cut at the word.
Google rewrites a majority of descriptions and a share of titles. It does so less when the snippet fits, says what the page does and uses the words of the query. Start with the pages that get many impressions and few clicks in Search Console: their snippet is the first thing to fix.
Questions
- What does a Google SERP simulator do?
- It renders your title, URL and meta description in a mock search result so you can see where Google will cut them before you publish. Truncation is measured in pixels, which is why a simulator catches problems a character counter misses: 60 characters of capitals can overflow while 65 lowercase characters fit.
- How wide is a Google search result?
- About 580 pixels for the title on desktop and about 920 pixels for the description, which works out to around 60 and 155 characters at average letter width. On a phone the title gets two lines of roughly 328 pixels and the description about 780 pixels, around 120 characters. Mobile is narrower and wraps differently, which is why this tool previews both.
- Will Google display the meta description I write?
- It depends on the query. Google rewrites descriptions on a majority of queries, usually pulling a passage from the page that matches the wording the person searched. A well-written description still matters: it is what gets shown when it does match, and it sets the promise the page has to keep.
- Can I preview a mobile search result too?
- Yes. The simulator switches between desktop and mobile rendering, which matters because mobile shows fewer characters and breaks lines in different places. A snippet that fits on desktop can lose its key phrase on a phone.
- Does the publish date count in the description length?
- Yes. When Google shows a date, it prints it before the description, followed by a separator, and the two share the same width. A date like "12 Sep 2026" costs about 90 pixels, or 14 characters. Add it in the simulator and the budget for the description shrinks accordingly.
- Is this SERP simulator free?
- Yes: free, unlimited and ready to use right on this page. The text is measured locally in your browser with a canvas, so everything you type stays on your device.
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