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Character Counter for SEO

Count characters for SEO meta titles and descriptions.

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What Character Counter for SEO does

Character Counter for SEO tracks your title tag and meta description length side by side, so you can see both counts against Google's display limits at once instead of switching between fields. Paste in both pieces of copy and check them together before finalizing a page's metadata. It's built for the moment you're writing a full set of on-page tags, not just one field.

Reviewed by the FreeToolsVerse team · Last updated October 1, 2026 · How we check our tools

How to use Character Counter for SEO

Paste your title tag into one field and your meta description into the other
Watch both character counts update live
Check each against its respective Google display limit
Adjust either field until both fit comfortably

Who should use it

Made for marketers and seo. Typical uses:

Finalizing a page's title and meta description together before publishing
Auditing a batch of existing pages' metadata for length issues
Comparing how a title and description balance against each other for a search snippet

Frequently asked questions

Why count title and description together instead of separately?

Since both appear in the same search result snippet, checking their lengths side by side makes it easier to write metadata that reads well as a pair.

What are the target lengths?

Roughly 50-60 characters for the title and 150-160 for the description, though Google's actual cutoff is based on pixel width rather than a hard character count.

Is it free to use?

Yes, completely free.

Is my text uploaded anywhere?

No, both counts are calculated locally in your browser.

Is this different from the Char Counter Seo tool?

Both measure against the same limits — this version is set up for checking a title and description together rather than one field at a time.

Learning resources

Meta Titles, Descriptions and Schema Markup: A Practical Guide
How titles and descriptions appear in search results, what length limits really mean, what schema markup can and cannot do, and a workflow using free SEO tools.

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