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Previews approximate each layout's width and two-line cut-off; the exact point varies by device, font size and language.
Get six titles written for your video, or score this one for clarity and curiosity.
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YouTube accepts titles up to 100 characters, but most places show only the first line or two. Whatever gets cut off might as well not be there for a viewer deciding in a second — so put the words that matter first.
The first few words carry the click. Put the topic and the outcome before any detail, qualifier or series name.
Episode 14 of My Home Gym Series: How I Finally Built a Full Gym for Under $300
Full home gym under $300 (what I'd buy again)
Viewers from search don't care that it's part 4. Keep series labels at the end, where losing them costs nothing.
[Vlog #212] Tokyo on a budget
Tokyo on $40 a day | Vlog #212
A clear 55-character title beats a vague 25-character one. Aim for the shortest title that still names the topic and the payoff.
Wow.
The $12 mic that beat my $200 one
Rewrites are illustrative examples, not measured results.
100 characters. YouTube won't save a longer title.
Long enough to name the topic and the payoff, and with those in the first ~50–60 characters, since many feeds cut titles after one or two lines.
Yes. Emojis and symbols count as characters, and some count as more than one.
Yes. It runs in your browser with no sign-up or limit.