Title and meta description checker

Read the title and meta description from the final HTML, count every character, flag likely truncation risk, and compare the title with the first H1.

Public check, no account needed. Reads the title, first H1 and meta description from the final HTML. Rate limited to 60 an hour per IP.

Worked example

Illustrative result for a reserved example URL. Your check replaces it.

Search result text may truncate

The title and meta description cross the character-count review line. Display still depends on rendered width.

Title: Technical SEO audit checklist for large and complex websites | Example
Title length: 70 characters
Title display: Likely to truncate at some result widths, over the 60-character review line
Meta description: Use this technical SEO audit checklist to review crawling, indexing, canonical tags, redirect chains, page titles, headings, and the issues that can change after a release.
Description length: 172 characters
Description display: Likely to truncate at some result widths, over the 160-character review line
First H1: Technical SEO audit checklist for large and complex websites | Example
Title matches H1: Yes
Final URL: https://example.com/pricing

The 60 and 160 character lines are review triggers, not search engine limits. Search result text is truncated by rendered width and can be rewritten from other page content.

What this check means

Title element: A title element is the text in the HTML head that identifies the page and can influence its search result title link.
Meta description: A meta description is an HTML summary that a search engine may use when building the descriptive snippet for a result.
Truncation risk: Truncation risk is the chance that a search result will shorten the supplied text because its rendered width does not fit the available space.
Title and H1 match: A title and H1 match means their text is identical after case and repeated whitespace are normalized.

How to read the result

Title: Not found means the final HTML returned no title text. A vague, repeated, or missing title gives search engines less precise input for a title link.
Title length: This is the exact character count, including spaces and punctuation. More than 60 triggers a display review, not an automatic failure.
Title display: Likely means the text can truncate at some result widths. Lower risk still cannot guarantee a full display because characters have different widths.
Meta description: Not found means no description value was returned. Search engines may then choose visible page content for the snippet.
Description length and display: More than 160 characters triggers a review. The result remains an estimate because snippet width and query-specific rewrites vary.
Title matches H1: Yes is informational, not a ranking failure. Review whether the title needs context that the visible page heading does not need.
Final URL: This identifies the response whose HTML supplied the title, description, and first H1 after any redirects.

Common causes

A page template omits the title or description when a CMS field is empty.
A shared suffix turns a concise title into a long result on every page.
A product or location template repeats the same title and description across many URLs.
A content migration copies the visible H1 into every metadata field without review.
Client-side code changes the browser title after the raw HTML response was sent.

What is the ideal title and meta description length?

There is no fixed character limit for either field. This checker uses 60 characters for titles and 160 for descriptions as review lines, while actual truncation depends on rendered width, device, and the text a search engine chooses to show.

Can Google rewrite my title or meta description?

Yes. Search engines can build a title link or snippet from headings, visible page text, links, and other signals when those sources appear more useful for a query.

Is it bad if the title and H1 are the same?

No. Matching text can be clear and accurate. A distinct title can add useful search-result context such as a concise qualifier or site name, but changing it only to avoid a match does not improve the page.

Does a missing meta description stop indexing?

No. A missing meta description does not create a noindex directive. A search engine can generate a snippet from the page content, but you lose the chance to provide a focused summary.