Title Tag Checker
Check your title tag length and get live feedback.
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Characters
60 recommended
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Pixel width
600px max
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Words
6–12 ideal
Title tag best practices
- Keep titles between 30 and 60 characters to avoid truncation.
- Place the primary keyword near the beginning.
- Include your brand name at the end, separated by a dash or pipe.
- Every page should have a unique title.
- Avoid keyword stuffing - write for humans first.
What is a title tag?
A title tag is the HTML element that sets the clickable headline for a page in Google search results. It appears inside the <head> of your page as <title>Your Title</title> and is one of the strongest on-page signals Google uses when deciding what a page is about.
Google truncates titles in search results at around 600 pixels wide, which typically falls between 55 and 65 characters depending on the letters used. Titles that are too long get cut off with an ellipsis. Titles that are too short miss the opportunity to tell searchers and Google exactly what the page covers.
SEO signal
The title tag is one of the clearest signals you can send to Google about a page's topic. Including the primary keyword near the start of the title reinforces relevance.
Click-through rate
A well-written title encourages searchers to click. Vague or truncated titles lose clicks to competitors whose titles clearly match the search intent.
Unique per page
Every page needs a distinct title. Duplicate titles make it harder for Google to distinguish pages and can cause the wrong URL to appear in results.
Why does title length matter?
Google does not cut titles at a fixed character count. It measures pixel width, so a title full of wide characters like W and M will truncate sooner than one using narrow letters like i and l. The 60-character guideline works as a safe rule of thumb for most titles, but the pixel width shown in this tool gives a more accurate picture.
Too short (under 30 characters)
Short titles leave ranking potential on the table. If your title is just a brand name or a single word, you are missing the chance to signal relevance for the queries you want to rank for.
Good length (30 to 60 characters)
Titles in this range fit comfortably in desktop and mobile search results without being truncated. They give enough room for a keyword and a brand name.
Too long (over 60 characters)
Google truncates long titles with an ellipsis in search results. Worse, Google sometimes rewrites the title entirely and replaces it with a heading or anchor text from the page.
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