diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index 33b65e7..f677316 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
 	<head>
 		<meta charset="UTF-8" />
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
-		<title>toot</title>
+		<title>toot &mdash; cross-instance share page for Mastodon</title>
+		<meta
+			name="description"
+			content="toot allows you to share stuff on Mastodon, cross-instance. Just put in your post text and the instance URL and click &lsquo;Toot!&rsquo;"
+		/>
 
 		<link href="/style.css" rel="stylesheet" />
 		<link href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" rel="preconnect" crossorigin />
