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SERP Preview Tool

See how your page will look in search results before you publish.

SEO Tools Free, no sign-up Runs in your browser

Desktop

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Title width (limit 580)
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Description width (limit 920)

Mobile

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Title width (limit 460)
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Description width (limit 680)

About the SERP Preview Tool

SERP Preview Tool draws your page the way a search result does: the breadcrumb-style URL, the title as a blue link, and the description underneath. Seeing it rendered answers questions that counting characters cannot, such as whether the useful half of your title survives, and whether the description reads as a complete thought where it gets cut.

Desktop and mobile are shown side by side because they truncate very differently. A description that fits comfortably on desktop routinely loses its final clause on a phone, and since most searches happen on phones, that is the preview that matters more.

Measurements use rendered text width rather than character counts, and the truncation point is marked rather than guessed. You can also simulate the date prefix that search engines add to some results, which eats into the description and is easy to forget about.

How to use the SERP Preview Tool

  1. Enter your URLIt is displayed as the breadcrumb-style path a result shows.
  2. Add the title and descriptionBoth update the preview as you type.
  3. Compare desktop and mobileThey are drawn side by side with their own truncation points.
  4. Adjust until both read wellThe width indicators show how much room is left.

Features

  • Desktop and mobile previews together
  • Accurate truncation based on rendered width
  • Breadcrumb-style URL display
  • Optional date prefix simulation
  • Width and character counts for title and description
  • Light and dark preview matching your theme
  • Copy the title and description

Who uses this tool

The serp preview tool is used by writers, developers, students, marketers and anyone else who needs the job done once without installing software. Common cases include:

  • Checking a new page before it goes live
  • Comparing two title options by eye
  • Showing a client what their result will look like
  • Diagnosing why a result reads badly in search
  • Writing snippets that work on a phone screen

Frequently asked questions

Is this exactly what the search engine will show?

It is a close approximation. Search engines rewrite titles and generate their own snippets regularly, add sitelinks and rich results, and change their layout without notice. Treat the preview as a reliable guide to length and readability rather than a guarantee of appearance.

Why do desktop and mobile cut at different points?

Because the result column is a different width and the text is drawn at a different size. Mobile snippets are meaningfully shorter, which is why a description written to the desktop limit often loses its ending where most people see it.

What is the date prefix?

Search engines prepend a publication date to some results, usually news and recently updated pages. It takes around fifteen characters out of your description, so it is worth previewing with it on if your pages show dates.

Why is my URL shown as a breadcrumb?

Because that is how results display it now, as a chain of path segments rather than the raw address. The preview mirrors that so you can see whether your URL structure reads sensibly.

Does the preview account for bold keyword matching?

No. Search engines bold words matching the query, which changes the visual weight but not the length. Since the query varies by searcher, the preview shows plain text.

Is anything sent to a server?

No. The preview is drawn in your browser, so unpublished pages stay private.

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