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Google SERP Snippet Preview

See exactly how your page will look in Google search results before you publish. Enter your title tag, page URL and meta description and this tool renders a live preview in both desktop and mobile styles, complete with the same pixel-width limits Google actually uses to cut off text. Titles are measured in pixels rather than characters because a line of narrow letters fits more than a line of wide ones, so a plain character count is misleading. The tool shows when your title or description will be truncated with an ellipsis and gives you the pixel and character counts as you type. Tune your wording until the important words survive the cut. Everything runs locally in your browser, so your unpublished drafts are never sent anywhere.

How to use Google SERP Snippet Preview

  1. Enter your page title.
  2. Enter the URL.
  3. Enter the meta description.
  4. Compare the desktop and mobile preview and trim if truncated.

Frequently asked questions

How does the pixel-width truncation help?

Google truncates snippets by pixel width, not character count, so the preview shows where your title and description will actually be cut off.

Why does it show desktop and mobile separately?

Desktop and mobile search results have different widths, so the preview renders both to show how each device displays your snippet.

What fields do I need to enter?

You enter a title, URL and meta description, and the tool builds a live search result preview from them.

What is Google SERP Snippet Preview?

See exactly how your page will look in Google search results before you publish. Enter your title tag, page URL and meta description and this tool renders a live preview in both desktop and mobile styles, complete with the same pixel-width limits Google actually uses to cut off text.

Is Google SERP Snippet Preview free to use?

Yes. Google SERP Snippet Preview is completely free, with no sign-up and no usage limits.

Does Google SERP Snippet Preview work in a web browser?

Yes. Google SERP Snippet Preview runs in any modern web browser. There is nothing to download or install.

Is my data private with Google SERP Snippet Preview?

Yes. Google SERP Snippet Preview runs entirely on your device in your browser, so nothing you enter is uploaded to a server.