Free tool
YouTube title checker
The hard limit is 100 characters, but the title is cut long before that on most screens. Paste yours and see what survives.
The 100-character limit is YouTube's documented rule (read 2026-08-29). The cut-off points are approximations — YouTube does not publish them and they vary with letter widths and layout.
Frequently asked questions
What is the maximum length of a YouTube title?+
100 characters. Longer titles are refused at upload.
How many characters show before it is cut off?+
YouTube does not document it; it depends on the surface (search, watch page, home feed), the device and how wide the letters are. Roughly, desktop surfaces show about 70 characters and the mobile feed about 50 before an ellipsis. Treat both as approximations and keep the important words early.
Does the title affect search?+
Yes; it is one of the strongest signals YouTube reads. Put the phrase a viewer would type at the front, and say what the video is rather than teasing it.
Related tools
Guides
Checked where you write it
The YouTube card has its own title field
In the composer YouTube gets a title box with the same 100-character limit, next to a description that fills from the caption you wrote for everywhere else.
Write once, tailor per platform
One caption; each platform gets its own card with its real limit, a title where one is needed, a first comment where the platform allows it.
Schedule, queue, or repeat
Pick a time, drop it in recurring slots, or recycle a post every few weeks. Best times to post come from your own history.
Media fitted per platform
An image outside a platform's ratio is padded with a blurred copy of itself. Carousels where allowed, a PDF as a LinkedIn document.
$5 per connected account / month
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