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January 3, 2026

# Does Serp Snippet Preview Still Matter in 2026?

Short answer: yes, but not for the reason it used to.

The old thinking was: Writing titles and descriptions to fit perfectly at desktop width while ignoring how they truncate on mobile, where the majority of searches now happen. That framing is dated — search engines have gotten much better at figuring things out without hand-holding. But 'search engines can cope without it' isn't the same as 'it doesn't matter.'

What actually changed is who benefits. Preview both desktop and mobile truncation — mobile cuts titles and descriptions shorter, and what fits on one doesn't always fit the other. That's less about appeasing an algorithm and more about not wasting the crawl/attention you already have.

The practical test isn't whether it's trendy — it's whether skipping it creates work for someone else later (a crawler, a future you, a user). By that test, SERP snippet preview still earns its place.

Same question, different tool: does UTM tracking parameters still matter?

SERP Snippet Preview Tool either way — checking takes longer to read about than to do.

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