To file under “Little Things That Make a Big Difference.” Google quietly changed the character count on titles and meta descriptions — in your favor! They’re longer now.

So instead of trying to work within 55-60 characters maximum, you now have 70 characters before Google will add the ellipses (…)  Descriptions are also increased by 16-20 characters.

We found two articles from The SEM Post that explain in detail with BEFORE and AFTER illustrations and this handy chart. Read more here and here.