---
title: "Article main content under 150 words (geo/thin-content)"
description: "geo/thin-content: Very short pages rarely contain a citable answer and may be treated as thin."
canonical: https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/geo/thin-content
lastModified: 2026-09-16
---

# Article main content under 150 words

`geo/thin-content` · severity **info** · category AI search · detected by `void geo` and `void audit`

## Why it matters

Very short pages rarely contain a citable answer and may be treated as thin. This is a heuristic and doesn't apply to tools or app pages.

## How to fix it

Merge thin pages into a fuller one, or add first-hand detail, examples and data.

## References

- https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/ai-optimization-guide

## More ai search rules

`void geo` reports 41 rules in this category. Generative-engine optimisation: whether AI crawlers that don't run JavaScript see the same content, valid and visible JSON-LD, an explicit AI robots policy, llms.txt, Markdown mirrors and answer-first writing.

- `entity-name-mismatch` Brand name differs across og:site_name, JSON-LD and title — [geo/entity-name-mismatch](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/geo/entity-name-mismatch)
- `article-date-missing` Article has no machine-readable or visible date — [geo/article-date-missing](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/geo/article-date-missing)
- `article-author-missing` Article author missing or malformed — [geo/article-author-missing](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/geo/article-author-missing)
- `landmarks` Missing <main>, <nav> or <article> landmarks — [geo/landmarks](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/geo/landmarks)
- `answer-first` Opening paragraph doesn't state the answer concisely — [geo/answer-first](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/geo/answer-first)
- `no-citations` Long content with no outbound links to sources — [geo/no-citations](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/geo/no-citations)
- `no-statistics` Long content with no quantified facts — [geo/no-statistics](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/geo/no-statistics)
- `unstructured-content` Long content with no lists, tables or subheadings — [geo/unstructured-content](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/geo/unstructured-content)

Detected by `void geo` and `void audit`. Explain it in a terminal: `void rules geo/thin-content`
