Is using double colons (::) in page titles bad for SEO?

Question

I have seen some pages with titles like this - Something :: Example page.

Would the :: affect the way a search engine crawler reads the title?

Thanks for your answers in advance.

Answer 1

I do not heard about " :: " this. But i know - , | do works in SEO.

Answer 2

It is simply done to grab the attention of a person. For SEO it serves no purpose.

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Answer 3

Friend

I'd like to suggest you to don't use this types parameters in Titles because Titles are very important in every sites.

it is better to use always use with proper words like if your website is selling laptops so use just

Cheap Laptops, Buy printer, Sony Vaio laptops UK

I used many techniques before 1 year but all are the worthless. so it is always best to use proper format in titles.

Thanks

Jay

www.jvptechnology.com

Answer 4

Using these types of elements in your title take up space but can cause people to notice your title in a search. You only have 66 characters of available space in your title so only use if your title can come in under 64 characters. Nothing past 66 characters will be displayed in the title.

Answer 5

A double colon is fine for SEO, special characters like (: | > % etc.) can help make your Title more noticeable in the search results and increase the number of people that click on it. More people clicking on it indicates that your site is relevant and can move you up the rankings.

Example search 'blue hat seo' and you'll see that they use a 'ø' at the start of their title to make it stick out.

Answer 6

Its neither bad nor good for SEO. But Use Pipes ( | ) wherever possible to separate 2 or more sentences.