What length should a meta description be?

Google typically displays up to about 155-160 characters of a meta description, though this varies by device and search result type.

Text Truncate Tool

Shorten text to a maximum number of characters, adding an ellipsis if it was cut off — useful for meta descriptions, titles, and previews.

Inputs

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Formula

Cuts text at the last full word before the character limit, then appends '...'

How Find-and-Replace, Duplicate Removal, and Text Truncation Work

The logic behind common text editing tools — literal replacement, first-occurrence deduplication, and word-boundary truncation.

Word Counter

Count words, characters, and sentences in a block of text.

Text Case Converter

Convert text to uppercase, lowercase, title case, or sentence case.

Palindrome Checker

Check whether a word or phrase reads the same backward as forward.

Text Reverser

Reverse the characters of any text.

Slug Generator

Convert text into a URL-friendly slug.

Character Frequency Counter

Count how often each character appears in a block of text.