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Meta Title Checker: Score and Rewrite Title Tags in Bulk

Paste your titles or upload a CSV. This meta title checker scores every title for length and keyword placement and flags duplicates. As a title tag optimizer, it also writes better options for each one.

  • First run free, no sign-up
  • 2 credits for a run of up to 20 titles
  • Export the results as CSV

One per line, up to 20. Add a keyword after a bar: Robots.txt guide | robots.txt

A CSV needs a column named title. Columns named keyword and url are used if present.

TitleKeyword (optional)

0 of 20 titles ready.

Your first run is free.

Your results appear here

Add up to 20 titles. Each is rated for length, checked for its keyword and for near-duplicates, and gets three better options. Export the lot as a CSV.

What Is a Meta Title Checker?

A meta title, also called a title tag, is the headline of your page in search results. Across a whole site, titles drift.

Some are cut off. Some are too short to say anything. Many repeat each other, and some bury the keyword at the end.

Google may show a different title when yours is weak. Its guide to title links explains when.

This meta title checker looks at all of them at once. It shows which titles need work, why, and what a better version could be.

You decide what to change. The product does the counting and the first drafts.

  • 20titles checked in one run
  • 3rewritten options for every title
  • 4length ratings: too short, good, perfect and too long

How to Check Title Tags in Bulk

4 steps, and you stay in control of the result.

  1. Add your titles

    Paste one title per line, or upload a CSV with a column named title. Up to 20 per run.

  2. Add keywords if you have them

    A keyword per title lets the scoring check that it appears early.

  3. Review the scores

    Each title is rated perfect, good, too short or too long, and flagged if the keyword is missing from the first 30 characters or the title is close to another, so you see where to start.

  4. Export and update

    Download the scored list with the alternatives as a CSV, and update your pages in bulk.

What You Get from the Meta Title Checker

Scored, not just counted

Each title gets a rating for length and for how early the keyword appears, instead of a bare character count.

Better options for each

Every title comes with three rewritten options and a short reason for each, so you can see why a change helps.

Duplicate detection

Titles that are almost the same are flagged, because pages that look identical in search compete with each other.

Bulk by design

Twenty titles at once, from a paste or a CSV, with the results in one table.

CSV export

Take the results into your spreadsheet or your CMS import and make the changes in one pass.

Your brand and industry

Signed in, your brand name and industry are filled in from your site so suggestions end the way you want them to.

Titles from your audit

Signed in, load the titles from your latest audit that most need work. Then check and rewrite them in one run.

A CSV you can work from

The CSV holds each current title, its character count and length rating, the keyword position and a near-duplicate flag. It also holds the address and three rewritten options.

Meta Title Checker Example: What the Scoring Looks Like

You give it: Three titles from a blog, with the keyword "robots.txt" for the first.

"Robots"                                  too short
"A very long and detailed guide to ..."   too long
"Robots.txt Guide: What It Does and How to Write One"   perfect

An illustration of the ratings. Your results use your titles and your batch.

Meta Title Length Checker: How Titles Are Rated

The length rating counts characters. Google sets no character limit, but it shortens a title link to fit the device width.

The ratings below are a working guide. Check the preview before you commit to a title.

How the checker rates a title by its length in characters
CharactersRatingWhat it means
Under 30Too shortToo little room to say what the page offers
30 to 49Good lengthA little short of the target range
50 to 60Perfect lengthThe target range
Over 60Too longLikely to be cut off in search results

Wide letters such as W and M take more room than narrow ones. A title rated Perfect can still be cut. The meta description and SEO title generator shows a Google result preview.

Why Google Rewrites Titles and What This Tool Checks

Google builds a title link from several sources, not only your title tag. These include the main heading and other prominent text on the page.

Its guide says it may change a title that does not describe the page well. Here is what Google advises and where this tool helps.

What Google advises about titles, and whether this tool checks it
What Google advisesDoes this tool check it?
Keep titles from being long or verboseYes. Titles over 60 characters are rated Too long
Give every page a distinct titlePartly. It flags near-duplicates within your batch
Avoid repeating the same words in a titleNo. Read your titles for stuffed keywords
Make the title describe the pageNo. Check each title against its page
Put the site name at the start or endPartly. Signed in, suggestions use your brand name

The tool does the counting and the comparing. The judgement about the page stays with you.

Meta Title Checker vs Auditing Titles by Hand

A spreadsheet and a character-count formula get you part of the way. The rest takes reading every title.

By hand compared with Meta Title Checker
TaskBy handWith this product
Finding problem titlesSort a crawl export by lengthEvery title rated, with the reason
Keyword placementRead each title for the keywordChecked against the first 30 characters
DuplicatesConditional formatting and exact matches onlyNear-duplicates in the batch flagged
RewritingWrite each replacement yourselfSuggestions with a reason for each
Updating the siteCopy back and forthCSV with scores and alternatives

Where doing it by hand goes wrong

Near-duplicates slip through

Exact-match checks miss titles that differ by one word, and those still compete with each other in search.

Characters are not pixels

Length rules are a guide. Check how a title looks in the preview before you commit to it.

Rewrites stall

Finding the problems is quick. Writing a few hundred replacements is what never gets done.

Run a Meta Title Check on Your Next 20 Titles

Paste up to 20 titles and see which ones to fix first.

What It Does Not Do, and Its Limits

So you know what to expect before you start.

  • Up to 20 titles per run. For more, run the next batch.
  • The length rating and the keyword and similarity flags are plain code. The three rewritten options per title are written by AI, so check them.
  • Characters are not pixels: a title rated perfect can still be cut off if it uses wide letters.
  • Similarity compares titles within your batch only, not across your whole site.
  • A visitor gets one free run. After that a batch costs 2 credits.
  • It checks title tags only. It does not read or score meta descriptions.
  • It does not fetch your pages. Paste or upload the titles, or load them from your latest audit when signed in.

Who Uses the Meta Title Checker

  • SEO managersUse this title tag checker to work through a site's titles in batches of 20. Hand the result to whoever updates the pages. See our SEO services.
  • Ecommerce teamsUse this title tag tool to clean up category and product titles that follow a template with small errors.
  • AgenciesUse the SEO title checker to show a client exactly which titles are weak and what better ones could be.
  • Content teamsRefresh titles on older posts without a full rewrite. New to title tags? Read our guide to meta tags.
  • Site migration leadsCheck the titles of the pages that move first, in batches of 20. Catch repeats before launch.

What Makes a Strong Title Tag

These rules are the basis of the scoring.

Put the keyword first
Words near the start are the most visible and the most likely to survive truncation.
Keep it to about 50 to 60 characters
Longer titles are often cut off. Google cuts by width, so confirm with a preview.
Make each one different
If two pages have the same title, search engines and searchers cannot tell them apart.
Say what the page offers
A title that names the benefit or the format, such as a guide or a checklist, gets more clicks than a bare keyword.
Add the brand at the end, if at all
The brand helps recognition, but it should not push the keyword out of view.
See worked examples
Want worked examples? Read How to Write Meta Titles That Rank, With Examples.

Where the Rules Come From

The guidance on this page follows Google's documents.

With a free account

Your Site's Details Are Ready

Signed in, your brand and industry are used for the suggestions. The product picks your site on its own if you have only one.

Titles from the content brief and the meta description generator carry across when you come from them.

Create a free account

  • Brand and industry filled in from your site
  • Topic and keyword carried over from the previous product
  • Results saved to your history

What Is New

  1. Paste titles or upload a CSV, with keyword and similarity checks and a CSV export of the results.
  2. Signed in, load the titles from your latest audit that most need work.

Questions, Answered

How long should a meta title be?

Google sets no character limit. It shortens a title link to fit the device width, so long titles get cut.

A working guide is 50 to 60 characters, and this checker rates titles against it. Put the keyword near the start, so a cut does not remove it. Google's guide to title links explains more.

Characters or pixels: which limit matters?

Pixels, because Google shortens titles by display width. Wide letters such as W and M take more room than narrow ones.

This checker counts characters, so a title rated Perfect can still be cut. Use the count as a guide, and check a preview in the meta description and SEO title generator.

How do I check title tags in bulk?

Export your titles from your CMS or a crawler. Paste them one per line, or upload a CSV with a column named title. Up to 20 are checked per run.

Each title is rated, near-duplicates are flagged, and you get three rewritten options per title. Download the results as a CSV.

What does the score measure?

Length sets the rating. Under 30 characters is too short and 30 to 49 is good.

50 to 60 is perfect. Over 60 is too long.

Separately, a title is flagged when its keyword is not in the first 30 characters. It is also flagged when it is close to another title in your batch.

What makes a good title tag?

It is different on every page and says what the page offers. The keyword sits near the start. The wording is short enough not to be cut.

Add the brand at the end if space allows. Google suggests putting the site name at the beginning or end. Set it off with a delimiter such as a hyphen, colon or pipe.

Why does Google rewrite my title tag?

Google builds a title link from several sources. These include the title element, the main heading and other prominent text on the page.

It may change a title that does not describe the page well. Google also advises against keyword stuffing and the same title on many pages.

Do duplicate title tags hurt SEO?

Google advises a distinct title for each page. Identical titles make it hard for people to tell two pages apart in search results.

This checker flags near-duplicates within your batch. It does not compare against your whole site.

Why does keyword position matter?

Words near the start of a title are the most visible and the least likely to be cut off. They make the topic clear straight away.

What should my CSV look like?

A column named title is required, with one title per row. Columns named keyword and url are used if they are present.

The first 20 rows after the header are used.

Can I check meta descriptions here?

No. This tool checks title tags only. It does not read or score meta descriptions.

To write descriptions, use the meta description and SEO title generator. It makes five description options and shows a Google result preview.

How many titles can I check in one run?

Up to 20. For more, run it again with the next batch. A run costs 2 credits however many titles you include, up to the 20 limit.

Is the meta title checker free?

Free to try. A visitor gets one free run. After that a run costs 2 credits, and a free account includes 10 credits a month.

The plans page lists what is included.

Page checked against the product on 28 October 2026.

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