YouTube title checker
Type a title. See if it fits YouTube's 100-character limit and where search may cut it off. Nothing leaves your browser.
Limit checked against YouTube Help on 23 October 2026
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Scheduling Shorts from Claude?
Ghostedit checks the title, description, length and shape of every scheduled post, so a Short never fails at upload.
What's a limit and what's advice
- Limit100 characters. Over that, YouTube won't save the title.[1]
- LimitNo < or > anywhere in the title.[2]
- AdvicePut the words that matter first. Search and phones often cut long titles near 70 characters.
- AdviceKeep hashtags in the description. YouTube shows up to 3 of them above the title anyway.[3]
Checking a caption or a whole post too? Try the caption checker, the post check or the size and length guide.
Questions
How long can a YouTube title be?
100 characters, for long videos and Shorts alike. YouTube's Help Center says titles "have a character limit of 100 characters".[1]
Which characters can't you use?
The angle brackets < and >.[2]
Do emoji count as one character?
This checker counts each emoji as one, the way you see it. Some emoji are built from several pieces (skin tones, flags), so leave a little room.
How long should a title be?
Advice, not a rule: keep the key words in the first 70 or so characters, since long titles get cut in search and on phones.
Sources
- YouTube Help, Edit video settings (title 100 characters): support.google.com, checked 23 Oct 2026
- YouTube Data API, Videos resource (snippet.title): developers.google.com, checked 23 Oct 2026
- YouTube Help, Hashtags: support.google.com, checked 23 Oct 2026