YouTube Title Character Counter
Keep your title under the limit so it's never cut off. Count characters and preview how it appears in search.
Counts the characters in your video title and shows where YouTube is likely to cut it off (around 60 characters on search and mobile), so the important words stay visible. Creators use it before publishing or when a title looks fine on desktop but gets chopped in search and suggested feeds.
How to use the Title Character Counter
- 1. Type or paste your video title into the box
- 2. Watch the live character count update as you edit
- 3. Check the preview to see where the title gets truncated
- 4. Trim or reorder words so the key part lands before the cut-off
- 5. Copy the final title back into YouTube Studio
FAQ
The hard limit is 100 characters, but most surfaces only show about 60 before truncating with an ellipsis. Mobile and search cut even shorter, so aim to put your hook in the first 60.
Different placements have different widths. Your watch page and channel show more, while search results, the suggested sidebar, and mobile home trim titles to fit. The preview here mirrors the tighter cut-off.
No. Front-load the words that matter and stop when the title reads clearly. Padding a title to hit 60 or 100 characters just buries your keyword and weakens the click.
Length itself is not a ranking factor, but a title that gets truncated can hide your keyword and lower click-through, which does affect performance. Keeping the core message under the cut-off protects both.
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