Meta Description Over 985 Pixels Wide

What This Means

This page's meta description, when rendered at the font metrics used by search result pages, is wider than 985 pixels. That exceeds the maximum display width of all major desktop SERP layouts, meaning the snippet will be visually cut off with an ellipsis regardless of which engine or layout displays it.

Why It Matters for SEO

Search engines allocate a fixed pixel-width budget for snippet text — typically around 600 pixels on desktop, and less on mobile. A description wider than 985 pixels is significantly over this limit: it will be truncated at roughly the 600-pixel mark, cutting off the final third or more of your description before searchers read it.

If your description places the most important information — the key value proposition, a call to action, or a differentiator — in the final portion of the text, that content will never be seen in organic results. The practical impact is equivalent to having a shorter description that ends mid-sentence.

This check captures cases the over-160-characters check may miss. A description of 160 characters composed of wide characters (capital letters, broad vowels, punctuation) can still render over 985 pixels wide. Pixel width is the more accurate signal.

What the Platform Checks

The platform calculates the rendered pixel width of the description using character-level width data for the font metrics used by Google's desktop search results. This check fires when the calculated pixel width exceeds 985 pixels. Severity is Notice.

The safe upper limit is approximately 920 pixels — equivalent to roughly 150–160 average-width characters. Descriptions in the 430–920 pixel range display fully in all major layouts.

How to Fix It

Shorten the description until it renders within approximately 920 pixels. Practical guidelines:

• Target 120–155 characters of natural prose — this reliably lands within the safe pixel-width range for most content.
• Front-load the key message. Even if the description is slightly over the limit, ensure the most important information appears in the first 100–120 characters so it survives any truncation.
• Verify with a pixel-width tool. After shortening, check the rendered pixel width using a SERP preview tool. Descriptions heavy in wide characters (uppercase letters, "W", "M") may still exceed the limit at 160 characters.
• Avoid run-on descriptions. Descriptions that list every feature, keyword, and detail often balloon in length. Choose the two or three most compelling points and write those clearly instead.