Free Meta Description Length Checker

Count meta description characters, then verify the message

Paste your proposed meta description to check its live character count. This tool counts characters locally in your browser; it does not crawl live URLs or measure font rendering. Because Google sets no fixed description character limit, use the 120–160 character range as an editorial target so your main value proposition is never cut off mid-sentence.

Meta description length guide by device

Display Surface	Practical Character Guide	Approximate Pixel Width	Editing Rule
Google Desktop Snippet	140–160 characters	~920–960 pixels	Include the primary task, key feature, and free/access condition
Google Mobile Snippet	115–145 characters	~680 pixels	Front-load the core benefit in the first 120 characters
Social / Open Graph Fallback	110–150 characters	Varies by app	Keep sentences self-contained for Slack, LinkedIn, and X cards

Write task-first summaries instead of keyword lists

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