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Yahoo will index up to 120 characters but will cut off when it reaches the limit.

Unlike Google, Yahoo will cut off a word in the middle if it reaches the character limit. When writing titles for both search engines, make sure it makes sense in the shorter Google format and for the longer Yahoo format.

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The maximum title length that Google will display and index in 66 characters including punctuation and spaces.

Google will read up to 66 characters, cutting off the title at the last full word. You should always try and use as many characters as possible.

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