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YouTube Title Counter

YouTube Title Counter checks character count, word count, and likely truncation risk for video titles. It helps keep titles readable before publishing.

YouTube Title Counter Runs locally

YouTube Title Counter

Count title length and estimate whether a YouTube title is likely to truncate. Everything runs locally in this tab.

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Output

Characters: 38
Words: 8
Likely truncation risk: Low

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Step by step

How to use it

Type or paste your draft video title into the input box.
Read the Characters count and compare it to the truncation-risk thresholds shown in the output.
Check the Likely truncation risk label — Low, Medium, or High — to see if the title is safe across most display placements.
Check the Words count for a quick sense of title length and readability style.
Trim or rephrase the title and watch the counts update live until the risk drops to Low.

When to use it

Use cases

Test a few title variations before publishing to see which stays under the 55-character 'safe' threshold for search and suggested-video placements.
Check whether a long, descriptive title will get cut off with an ellipsis on mobile before finalizing an upload.
Compare character counts across A/B title candidates when planning a thumbnail-and-title pairing.
Quickly verify a translated or localized title hasn't grown past a safe length compared to the original.

Limits & privacy

What this tool does and does not do

Private by design

The title text you type is measured entirely in your browser using local character and word counting — nothing is sent to YouTube or any server.

Truncation risk is estimated from fixed character thresholds (55/70), not YouTube's actual per-placement rendering, which can vary by font, device, and layout.
It checks one title at a time; there is no batch mode for comparing a list of title options side by side.
It does not check titles for clickbait patterns, banned terms, or YouTube's content policies — only length and estimated truncation.

Background

The real limit, and where titles get cut off

YouTube Help states plainly that video titles have a character limit of 100 characters and cannot include invalid characters. That 100 is a hard ceiling enforced at upload — the Studio field simply stops accepting input.

The number that actually costs you views is much smaller, and YouTube does not publish it, because it is not one number. A title is truncated at different widths in search results, in the suggested-videos sidebar, on a mobile home feed, and on a TV app, and truncation is by rendered width rather than character count. A title of capital letters runs out of room sooner than the same count in lowercase.

The practical consequence: put the words that identify the video first. Treat everything past roughly the first half of the limit as text that some surfaces will hide behind an ellipsis, and never let the distinguishing detail live at the end.

Source: YouTube Help — Edit video settings

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is YouTube Title Counter free to use?

Yes. The tool is free and runs directly in your browser with no account required.

Does this tool access social media accounts or download media?

No. It only processes text or URLs you paste into the browser. It does not log in, scrape, or download third-party content.

What is this tool best for?

It is best for checking whether a draft video title is likely to get cut off in search results or suggested-video thumbnails before you publish.

What counts as 'High', 'Medium', and 'Low' truncation risk?

The tool flags titles over 70 characters as High risk, titles over 55 characters as Medium risk, and anything at or below 55 characters as Low risk. These thresholds approximate where YouTube commonly truncates titles across search results, suggested videos, and mobile layouts.

Why does YouTube's own limit say 100 characters, but this tool warns earlier?

YouTube allows up to 100 characters when uploading, but titles are visually truncated with an ellipsis well before that in many placements — search results, related-video sidebars, and mobile cards typically cut off in the 55-70 character range. This tool warns at those practical display limits, not the upload limit.

Does the word count matter for YouTube SEO?

The word count is shown for reference (useful for gauging title style and readability), but this tool doesn't score or optimize based on word count — it's a length and truncation check, not a keyword-density tool.

Can I check a whole list of title options at once?

No, the tool evaluates one title at a time. Replace the input text with each candidate title to compare their character counts individually.

Does it check for banned words, clickbait, or policy issues?

No. It only measures character length, word count, and truncation risk — it does not check titles against YouTube's content or community guidelines.

YouTube Title Counter

YouTube Title Counter

How to use it

Use cases

What this tool does and does not do

The real limit, and where titles get cut off

Frequently asked questions

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