Title: Meta Description Warning Wrong Length
Last modified: March 16, 2026

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# Meta Description Warning Wrong Length

 *  Resolved [onepoundsweets](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onepoundsweets/)
 * (@onepoundsweets)
 * [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/meta-description-warning-wrong-length/)
 * Get warning
 * [Meta description length](https://yoa.st/34d?php_version=8.3&platform=wordpress&platform_version=6.9.4&software=premium&software_version=27.1.1&days_active=1693&user_language=en_GB):
   The meta description is over 156 characters. To ensure the entire description
   will be visible, [you should reduce the length](https://yoa.st/34e?php_version=8.3&platform=wordpress&platform_version=6.9.4&software=premium&software_version=27.1.1&days_active=1693&user_language=en_GB)!
 * however mine is only 142
 * Anything over this length and it shows the warning. so it’s being calculated 
   wrong and is annoying

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 *  Plugin Support [Maybellyne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maybellyne/)
 * (@maybellyne)
 * [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/meta-description-warning-wrong-length/#post-18853139)
 * Hello [@onepoundsweets](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onepoundsweets/),
 * Thanks for using Yoast SEO. Kindly copy and paste your meta description here 
   so we can have a look.
 *  Thread Starter [onepoundsweets](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onepoundsweets/)
 * (@onepoundsweets)
 * [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/meta-description-warning-wrong-length/#post-18853528)
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   and what affects your quote in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and Crewe.
   gemini
   says this is 150 yoast gives warningit accepts thisTarmac driveway costs explained
   for 2026. UK price ranges, a size guide table, and what affects your quote in
   Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire awhich gemini says is 141 not 156 like yoast says
 *  Plugin Support [Maybellyne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maybellyne/)
 * (@maybellyne)
 * [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/meta-description-warning-wrong-length/#post-18854363)
 * Gemini or a random online word counter will count characters. Yoast SEO plugin
   checks the pixels. You will get GREEN in the plugin if your SEO title width is
   between 1 px and 600 px. This is because Google measures title display length
   in pixels.

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 * Last reply from: [Maybellyne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maybellyne/)
 * Last activity: [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/meta-description-warning-wrong-length/#post-18854363)
 * Status: resolved