Metadata Check

Test your title and meta description before Google does

The title tag and meta description are the first thing people see of your page, before they ever visit it. Yet both are usually written as an afterthought in a CMS field, without checking how they actually look in a search result. Too long, and Google cuts you off mid-sentence. Too generic, and nobody clicks.

The Metadata Check shows you the Google result live while you type, with pixel-accurate truncation, the way Google actually applies it.

How long can a title and meta description be?

Google measures in pixels, not characters. As guidelines:

• Title: around 50 to 60 characters before truncation looms. Put your most important keyword first.
• Meta description: around 150 to 160 characters. It's not a ranking factor, but it heavily influences whether people click.

The tool highlights your focus keyword in the preview snippet and checks whether it appears in the title and description.

Frequently asked questions

Does Google always use my meta description?

No. Google rewrites it when it sees fit, especially when it doesn't match the search query. A precise description that matches the page significantly raises the chance it gets used as written.

What makes a good title for a small website?

Concrete beats clever: what do you offer, for whom, where? "Bookkeeping for freelancers in Zurich" beats "Your numbers in good hands" in almost any search result.