Featured Snippet Optimizer
Score any H2 + answer block for the Google position-0 box — predicts the SERP format and rewrites your H2.
Score 93 out of 100 — your block is snippet-ready.
Snippet-ready.
Format detected: Paragraph snippet · 8 pass · 1 warn · 0 fail
SERP format for this query
- Lead with 50–65 words answering the query directly.
- No throat-clearing — first sentence must be the answer.
- Repeat key terms from the question in the first 30 words.
Rewrite your H2
Snippet checklist — 9 checks
93/100- Pass
Question phrasing 6/6
"What is featured snippet optimization?" — starts with a question word and ends with ?.
- Pass
Question length 4/4
5 words — in the 4–12 sweet spot.
- Pass
Snippet format 5/5
Detected paragraph — Google will render this if it ranks.
- Pass
Paragraph length 20/20
51 words — Google's published sweet spot.
- Pass
Answer in first paragraph 15/15
First 30 words repeat 3/3 key terms from the question.
- Pass
Declarative voice 10/10
No hedging language detected — confident, direct answer.
- Pass
Single-paragraph structure 10/10
Single paragraph — no structural parallelism to verify.
- Pass
Answer depth 10/10
Answer is 274 chars — enough detail to win the click.
- Warn
FAQPage schema (hint) 6/12
We can’t see your CMS, but pairing this H2 + answer with FAQPage JSON-LD on the page roughly doubles the snippet-selection rate.
Fix: Add FAQPage schema with mainEntity containing this Q&A — our Schema Generator ships one.
Copy-ready HTML
<h2>What is featured snippet optimization?</h2> <p>Featured snippet optimization is the practice of structuring one section of a page so Google pulls it into the position-0 box. You write a clear question as the H2, answer it directly in the first 50–65 words beneath, and use the same words people typed into the search bar.</p>
Scoring is calibrated to Google's published snippet budgets and Ahrefs/Semrush 2024–25 selection studies — paragraph 50–65 words, lists 4–8 parallel items, tables 2–5 rows. The score is a directional check, not a guarantee: position-0 still depends on the page's overall authority and the exact SERP a query returns.
What the snippet score measures
Featured snippets are the answer boxes Google shows above position-1 for question-shaped queries. They are not awarded by an algorithm you can game — they are picked by a snippet selector that picks one block per query, only when the query is shaped as a question and only when a page answers it cleanly. This tool scores your H2 + answer block against the four conditions the selector rewards, calibrated to Google's published budgets and Ahrefs / Semrush 2024–25 selection studies.
How Google picks the snippet
- Question match. Your H2 must literally contain the question people type — including the question mark. "How do you optimise for featured snippets" beats "Featured snippet optimisation tips" every time.
- Format fit. Google has three snippet shapes — paragraph, list, table. It picks the one that fits the query. "Best X" questions get lists, "what is X" gets a paragraph, "X vs Y" gets a table.
- Length budget. Paragraphs run 50–65 words; lists run 4–8 items; tables run 2–5 rows × 2–4 columns. Out of budget means Google will truncate mid-thought — and a truncated snippet gets beaten by the page that landed in the box.
- Position-of-answer. The answer must be the first 50 words after the H2. No preamble, no "let me explain" — the snippet selector wants the answer in the first sentence.
What the score deliberately doesn't measure
Snippet selection still depends on the page's overall authority, the SERP the query returns, and Google's confidence in the source. A perfectly-shaped block on page 4 won't beat a sloppy block on a page the algorithm already trusts. The score is a writing check, not a ranking guarantee — for the authority half, build internal links and earn the position first.
Pair the snippet block with FAQPage schema
Pages that ship FAQPage JSON-LD containing the same Q&A pair as the H2 roughly double their snippet-selection rate — Google gets to confirm the answer via structured data instead of inferring it from prose. TheSchema Markup Generator ships a FAQPage template that renders the same shape Google wants.
Privacy
Scoring runs entirely in your browser on the text you paste — nothing leaves your device. No URL is fetched; you grade the draft you're about to publish, not a live page. When you're ready to ship, the Copy HTML button gives you a paste-ready block.