YouTube Title Length Checker
Check your YouTube title and description length before you publish.
0 / 100 characters
0 / 5,000 characters
A title that reads well in YouTube Studio can lose its punchline in a search result. This free YouTube title checker counts your title against the 100-character limit and shows what it looks like cut at about 70 characters, roughly where many layouts start trimming. If the important words are past that point, move them forward.
Paste your description too. You'll get a count against the 5,000-character limit and an approximate preview of the part that appears before viewers tap “more”. That opening is what people read when deciding whether to watch, so it should say clearly what the video is about. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is saved.
Stuck for a title in the first place? The YouTube title generator and description generator write drafts you can check here. Once the upload is ready, PostJay's YouTube scheduler publishes it for you, along with posts on 17 other platforms.
Frequently asked questions
What is the YouTube title character limit?
100 characters. YouTube won't let you save a longer title. The real constraint is lower, though: search results, the suggested-videos column and mobile feeds show only part of a long title, which is why this checker previews it at around 70 characters.
Why around 70 characters? Is that exact?
No, it's a rule of thumb. Where a title gets cut depends on the device, the screen width, the layout and even which letters you use, since wide letters take more room. Keeping the important words in the first 70 or so characters means they show up in most places.
How much of my description shows before 'more'?
Roughly the first couple of lines, but it varies by device and app. The preview here shows about the first two lines or 150 characters, as an approximation. Put the most important sentence, with your main keyword, right at the start so it's visible wherever the cut falls.
Does this tool count emoji correctly?
A simple emoji counts as one character. Some emoji are built from several pieces joined together (skin tones, flags, families), and those count as several. YouTube's own counter may differ slightly for those, so leave a little headroom if your title uses them.
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