SERP & Social Preview
Google typically displays up to ~60 characters or ~580 pixels of the title on desktop.
Google typically displays up to ~155–160 characters of the description snippet.
A bit short — aim for 30–60 characters
Fits on one line
Good length
Copy title + description as plain text
Google SERP preview (desktop)
www.example.com
https://www.example.com
Your page title appears here
Your meta description appears here. Google shows roughly 155–160 characters before truncating.
Approximation of Google's desktop result card. Title truncates around 60 characters / 580 pixels; description around 155–160 characters.
X / Twitter card preview
Your page title appears here
Your meta description appears here.
www.example.com
Stylized summary card. Driven by twitter:card, twitter:title, twitter:description and twitter:image — falls back to the og: tags.
Facebook / Open Graph link preview
www.example.com
Your page title appears here
Your meta description appears here.
Stylized og: link card. Uses og:title, og:description, og:url and the 16:9 og:image placeholder.