What is a meta description?
A meta description is an HTML meta tag that summarises the content of a page. Search engines often display it as the snippet of text beneath your title in the search results, giving searchers a preview of what the page is about before they click. It lives in the page's <head> as <meta name="description" content="...">.
What makes a great meta description
The meta description is the snippet of text Google shows beneath your page title in the search results. It will not directly move your rankings, but it is one of the biggest levers you have on click-through rate - and a higher CTR sends a strong quality signal.
The strongest descriptions do three things: they include the primary keyword (which Google bolds), they lead with a concrete benefit, and they end with a clear call to action. Keeping the whole thing between roughly 120 and 158 characters means Google can show it without cutting your message off mid-sentence.
How long should a meta description be?
Length is the question people ask most. Google measures descriptions by pixel width rather than a hard character count, but as a practical rule aim for roughly 120 to 158 characters. Below about 120 you are wasting valuable space; beyond about 160 Google is likely to truncate your text with an ellipsis, cutting off your message - and mobile snippets are shorter still.
The tool's built-in character counter colour-codes every description against this ideal range, so you can see at a glance whether a line is too short, just right, or at risk of being cut off.
How to use this tool
Enter your page topic, primary keyword, the main benefit, and a call to action. The generator assembles several ready-to-use variations, each with a live character count colour-coded for the ideal length. Pick one, refine it in the editor, and paste it into your page's meta description field.
From meta descriptions to rankings
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