SEO

Meta Description Length Checker

Write the description, then look at the length. TextPilot marks 110–160 characters as a typical editing range. Phones, desktop layouts, and search engines do not share one cutoff, so a longer description is not invalid. The preview is an approximation.

This draft stays in the tab. Opening a file reads it here and does not upload it.

Description length

Nothing to measure yet. The editing range is 110–160 characters. It is not a search-engine cutoff.

0 characters · 0 UTF-16 code units

Approximate preview

Example result · example.com

How TextPilot checks a draft

Your description

Real results reflow. This sketch is not a specific search engine.

How to use it

  1. Paste the meta description, not the whole article. A file you open is read in this tab and not uploaded.
  2. Read the grapheme count and whether it sits in the typical range.
  3. Rewrite for clarity first. Use the range as a second pass, not as a score.

Example

Count words, clean pasted text, and check title length in the browser. TextPilot keeps the draft on your device.

Count the visible characters, including spaces. Emoji count as one character each in the headline number.

Questions

Will a search engine reject a longer description?

This page does not claim that. Display length changes by device, font, and product. Write a clear description, then decide if the range helps the layout you care about.

Which character count should I trust?

Use the grapheme count for what readers see. If your CMS shows a different number, compare it with the UTF-16 code unit row. Some fields count those.

Should I repeat the keyword?

Use the keyword frequency counter if you want a count. A description still has to make sense when it is read alone.

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