# SERP snippet preview

> Free SERP snippet preview: type a title, description and URL to see how the result looks and where Google is likely to cut it off.

Source: https://netweft.com/tools/serp-snippet-preview

Type a title, a meta description and a URL to see the result as a searcher would, with the width of each and where Google is likely to cut it.

Runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.

## How to use it

1. Type the page title and meta description.
2. Add the page's URL for the breadcrumb line.
3. Shorten anything the preview cuts off, ideally ending on a whole idea.

## Why width, not characters

Google cuts a title by how wide it renders, not by how many characters it has: a title of narrow letters fits more characters than one of wide capitals. The preview measures your text in the font the result uses, Arial, at the sizes Google shows.

Google does not publish its limits. The preview uses about 600 pixels for a desktop title and about 920 for a description, the widths desktop results are commonly measured at, so treat the cut as an estimate.

## When Google rewrites anyway

Google sometimes replaces a title or description with text from the page that it judges better for the query. A specific, accurate title that matches the page's h1 is the one it rewrites least.

## Questions

**Is what I type sent anywhere?**

No. The preview is drawn in this page, and nothing you type is sent anywhere.

**Are the limits exact?**

No. A title fits about 600 pixels and a description about 920, as measured in Arial at 20 and 14 pixels. Google does not publish the limits, so treat the cut as an estimate.

**Why does my live result look different?**

Google may rewrite it for a query, or show a date, a site name or rich result details beside it. The preview shows the basic result.

## Related tools

- [SEO page checker](https://netweft.com/tools/seo-page-checker): Check one page against the single-page rules of netweft's site audit: title, description, headings, content and indexing.
- [Schema markup generator](https://netweft.com/tools/schema-markup-generator): Fill in a form and get JSON-LD for an organization, an article, a product or a breadcrumb trail.
- [Redirect checker](https://netweft.com/tools/redirect-checker): Follow a URL's redirects hop by hop and read the status code and headers of every answer.

netweft shows each page's real clicks, impressions and CTR from Search Console, so you can see which snippet changes earned the click. [See how](https://netweft.com/docs/search-performance).