🎬 YouTube Tool
YouTube Title &
Description Checker
Check your YouTube title (100 chars), description (5,000 chars) and tags (500 chars) with a live YouTube search snippet preview. Free, real-time, no signup.
🎬 YouTube Video Fields
Live YouTube search result preview
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Your video title will appear here
Your Channel • 1.2K views • 2 days ago
Your video description will appear here. The first ~150 characters show in search results before being cut off. Make them count.
📏 All YouTube Character Limits 2025
| Field | Limit | Visible / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Video title | 100 chars | ~60–70 visible in desktop search |
| Title (mobile search) | 100 chars | ~45–50 visible on mobile |
| Title (suggested videos) | 100 chars | ~45 visible on sidebar |
| Video description | 5,000 chars | First ~150 chars shown in search |
| Description (mobile) | 5,000 chars | ~100 chars visible before "more" |
| Tags (total) | 500 chars | All tags combined |
| Channel name | 100 chars | Display name |
| Channel description | 1,000 chars | About section |
| Comment | 10,000 chars | Per comment |
| Community post | 5,000 chars | Text-only post |
| Playlist title | 150 chars | Playlist name |
| Playlist description | 5,000 chars | Same as video description |
| Chapter title | 100 chars | Timestamp chapters in description |
| Hashtags | 60 max | First 3 shown above title |
📢 Promoting your video on other platforms too?
Your Instagram caption, LinkedIn post and Twitter/X tweet all have very different character limits. Check them before you post.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about YouTube title and description limits.
YouTube video titles allow up to 100 characters. However, only approximately 60–70 characters are visible in YouTube search results on desktop, and around 45–50 on mobile. Keep your most important keywords and hook within the first 60 characters.
YouTube video descriptions allow up to 5,000 characters. Only the first 150–157 characters are visible in YouTube search results before the "Show more" link. These first lines act like a meta description — include your primary keyword and a compelling reason to click.
YouTube allows up to 500 characters total across all tags for a single video. Individual tags have no fixed character limit, but keeping each tag under 30 characters is recommended. Tags help YouTube understand your video's topic, though their direct ranking impact has reduced over time.
The ideal YouTube title length is 60–70 characters — long enough to include your primary keyword and a compelling hook, short enough to display fully in search results without truncation. Titles between 40–70 characters consistently perform well in click-through rate research.
Yes. YouTube's algorithm uses your description to understand your video's topic and index it for relevant searches. Include your primary keyword naturally in the first 150 characters and 2–3 times throughout. Also include relevant timestamps, links and hashtags in your description to improve engagement and discoverability.
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