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Meta Description & Title Tag Checker

Check title, meta description, canonical, H1, OG tags and structured data

Results use public HTML and data available at check time. A high score does not guarantee rankings; the tool does not execute the target page JavaScript.

Example: interpret a finding and fix it

Illustration only, not a check of your website.

Generic title: "Home"

Use a title that describes the actual service, such as "Website Design for Photo Studios | Your Brand". Add a unique description explaining the page benefit, then check again after updating.

Why do meta tags matter?

Check title tags, meta descriptions and social tags from the public HTML of a URL. Find missing tags and review suggested lengths before making changes.

Give each page a unique title and description that accurately explain its content and benefit. The tool lists title, meta description, canonical, H1, viewport, Open Graph, JSON-LD and images missing alt text from the server HTML. Character lengths are guidelines: Google may rewrite titles or snippets and display width varies by device. There is no character count that guarantees a complete snippet. Tags inserted by JavaScript may not appear in these results.

  • Validates title length (10–60) and description (50–160)
  • Checks canonical, H1, viewport and Open Graph
  • Lists structured data (JSON-LD) and images missing alt
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Example: interpret a finding and fix it

Illustration only, not a check of your website.

Use this meta description length checker and title tag length checker on a published URL, then read the wording as a visitor would. For an illustrative photo-studio service page, a title could be "Website Design for Photo Studios | Your Brand". The description should summarize the actual service, point to real work samples and explain the next step only when the page provides them.

A missing meta description check is an editing starting point: write a specific summary of that page instead of copying the homepage description. For a duplicate meta description check, compare the returned descriptions from multiple relevant URLs; one URL alone cannot establish whether the whole site contains duplicates.

Two service pages both use the title "Home". Give each a title describing its actual service, such as "Website Design for Photo Studios | Your Brand", and a description explaining that page’s benefit.

Check the published URL again. If the CMS saved the change but the report shows the old title, inspect the source HTML and CDN cache. Verify whether pages are equivalent before changing a canonical that points to another service.

Google may select a different title or snippet. Character counts are editorial guides; preserve useful meaning instead of shortening every field just to make an indicator green.

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How to use in 3 steps

  1. 1Enter the URL whose meta tags you want to check.
  2. 2Click "Check now" — the tool reads the HTML and compares against SEO standards.
  3. 3Review the per-tag checklist (title, description, canonical, H1, OG, schema) and fix as suggested.

Frequently asked questions

What is the ideal title and meta description length?
The tool uses 10–60 characters for titles and 50–160 for descriptions as guidelines, not mandatory limits. Display width varies and Google can rewrite snippets.
How many H1 tags should a page have?
Exactly one H1 describing the main content. Multiple H1s or no H1 are both common on-page issues.
What are Open Graph tags for?
OG tags control the title, description and image shown when a link is shared on Facebook, LinkedIn or messengers. Missing OG tags make shared links look unprofessional.
Is structured data (JSON-LD) required?
Structured data is optional for ordinary indexing. Markup that matches visible content can help Google understand a page and make it eligible for supported rich results. Display is not guaranteed, and FAQ markup does not give ordinary sites FAQ rich results.