Describe your video. Get an opening line that works in search results, a short body, chapter names in order, the phrases viewers search, and three hashtags. Anything that needs your real details is left in [brackets]. Prefer to fill one in yourself? Use a description template.
Most viewers never expand a description. The part that matters is the opening line people see in search and under the video, then the chapters that let them jump to what they came for. The rest helps YouTube understand the video and helps the few who read on.
Search results and the collapsed description show roughly the first 100–150 characters, depending on the device. Say what the viewer gets, using the words they would search — not a greeting or a sponsor.
Hey everyone! Thanks so much for watching, in today's video we're going to be talking about something really exciting.
How to bake sourdough without a scale: cup measurements, a simple schedule and the one step beginners skip.
YouTube builds chapters from timestamps in the description when the list starts at 0:00, has at least three entries, and each chapter runs 10 seconds or more. Named chapters show in the progress bar and can appear in search.
0:00 Intro · 1:12 Part 1 · 3:40 Part 2
0:00 Why you don't need a scale · 1:12 Measuring flour by cup · 3:40 The overnight schedule
Stuffing a list of keywords doesn't help and can count as misleading metadata under YouTube's spam policies. Two or three natural sentences with the phrases people search do the job.
sourdough, sourdough bread, sourdough recipe, easy sourdough, sourdough for beginners, bread
If you've wanted to try sourdough but don't own a kitchen scale, this recipe uses standard cups from start to finish.
The first three hashtags in the description can show above the title. More than 60 and YouTube ignores all of them. Pick three that describe the topic, not your channel's mood.
#fyp #viral #trending #food #yum #love #instagood
#sourdough #baking #breadrecipe
Rewrites are illustrative examples, not measured results.
YouTube allows up to 5,000 characters, but length isn't the goal. A strong first line, a short paragraph or two about what the video covers, and chapters are enough for most videos.
They help YouTube and Google understand what the video is about, especially the opening sentences and chapter names. Title, thumbnail and how viewers respond still matter far more for how widely a video is shown.
Yes — no account needed, with a small hourly limit so it stays free. It writes for your exact video and marks anything that needs your real details in [brackets].
It can't watch your video, so it names the chapters and leaves the times for you. Replace each [0:00] with the real start time before publishing — wrong timestamps are worse than none.