Free Meta Tag Tool

Meta Title & Description Checker

Preview your title and meta description in Google search and get rewrite suggestions

How it works

No black box. Here's exactly what Meta Title & Description Checker checks.

  1. 1

    We fetch the page

    Server-side fetch, parse the HTML, pull the title and meta description.

  2. 2

    We check lengths

    50–60 characters for the title, 130–155 for the description. Anything outside that range gets flagged.

  3. 3

    We render a SERP preview

    You see exactly what Google will show, including truncation, before it goes live.

  4. 4

    We suggest rewrites

    Heuristic variants generated from your H1, og: tags, and brand, a starting point, not a finished line.

Why this matters

Title and meta description are the cheapest CTR optimization in SEO. Same rank, better title, more clicks. And in mid-2026 with AI Overviews compressing the SERP, CTR matters more than it has in years. There's less room above the fold, so your snippet has to earn the click.

  • A great title can lift CTR by 30%+ at the same rank, equivalent to climbing 1–2 positions.
  • Google rewrites titles ~60% of the time, but it almost always uses your H1 or og:title as the source. Both should be strong.
  • Meta descriptions don't directly affect ranking but they directly affect clicks, and clicks affect ranking through dwell time and CTR.
  • Keep it concrete: lead with the topic, qualify with a benefit or qualifier, end with the brand.

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The Meta Title & Description Checker checks one URL. CrawlTide audits your whole site, tracks issues over time, watches your AI Visibility weekly, and publishes articles to WordPress, Webflow, and Shopify.

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Frequently asked questions

What's the ideal title length?
Roughly 50–60 characters. Google measures titles in pixels (~580px) but characters are a good proxy. Past ~60 characters most titles get truncated with an ellipsis.
What's the ideal meta description length?
130–155 characters is the sweet spot. Under 110 wastes real estate; over 160 gets truncated.
Why does Google sometimes ignore my title?
Google rewrites titles when it thinks yours is misleading, keyword-stuffed, or doesn't match the page content. The fix is to make your title match your H1 and your actual page topic. Keyword-stuffing is the #1 trigger.
Are these AI-generated suggestions?
No, v1 uses heuristic combinations of your H1, og: tags, and inferred brand. They're a fast starting point. The full CrawlTide product can use real AI rewrites that respect your brand voice (a paid feature because it costs AI credits per page).
Should every page have a unique title and description?
Yes. Duplicates confuse Google about which page to rank, and AI engines treat duplicates as low-quality. CrawlTide flags duplicate titles and descriptions automatically across your whole site.
How do I push these changes to my site?
For one page, edit them in your CMS. For many pages, that's where CrawlTide comes in. It crawls your whole site, flags every page with a missing, duplicate, or off-length title or meta description, and generates a suggested replacement for each one.

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