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    • jhakasseo
      jhakasseo last edited by

      Hello Experts,

      Is it good idea to add special characters while writing meta title and descriptions?

      Characters such as $ # Check Marks %

      If yes, will it help increase the CTR of page?

      Thanks in advance!

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      • Martijn_Scheijbeler
        Martijn_Scheijbeler last edited by

        Hard to say as it depends. I would test it on a few pages and see if it can drive any uplift compared to your standardized META tags. That way you have some actual proof instead of trying to reverse engineer it.

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