YouTube Title Length: How Many Characters Should You Actually Use?
YouTube allows 100 characters in a title, but far fewer are visible on mobile. Here is where titles get cut, and how to structure yours.
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Short, practical guides for people who publish on YouTube and social media. Every figure quoted here is taken from an official platform source and linked, so you can check it rather than take our word for it. Platform rules change; if you find something out of date, tell us and it gets fixed.
YouTube allows 100 characters in a title, but far fewer are visible on mobile. Here is where titles get cut, and how to structure yours.
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Read the guide →Official YouTube thumbnail specs: recommended 3840x2160, 640px minimum width, 16:9, and a 2 MB limit on mobile uploads. Plus the 4:5 rule for vertical video.
Read the guide →Shorts can now run up to 3 minutes, which raises the stakes on the opening line. Four hook patterns that work, and the mistakes that lose viewers instantly.
Read the guide →Each guide pairs with a free tool on this site — no sign-up, no limits.