YouTube Title Checker
Type a title to see roughly how it looks when it gets cut off, check it against YouTube's limit, and catch the problems that cost clicks or trust. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
How to Pay Off a Credit Card Faster Without Earning More
Your channel · 1.2K views
Approximate: where a title is cut depends on the device, the page and the width of the characters. Around 60 characters is a common cut-off point.
- ✓56 characters: a comfortable length.
- ✓"pay off a credit card" appears early in the title.
- ·Optional: a specific number (a year, a price, a count) often makes a promise more concrete.
What makes a good YouTube title
- The important words first. Titles are cut short in many places, so lead with what people search for or care about.
- A specific promise. "How to budget" is vague. "The 50/30/20 budget, explained with a real salary" says exactly what the viewer gets.
- Curiosity, not deception. Leaving a question open works, as long as the video answers it early.
- Works with the thumbnail. The two should add to each other rather than repeat the same words.
Test titles on YouTube itself
YouTube's own Test & compare tool tries up to three titles or thumbnails on the same video and keeps the one with the most watch time. This checker helps you write candidates worth testing.
For titles, thumbnails, descriptions, chapters and end screens in one place, see the YouTube video optimization checklist. InkSlop can also draft a title and description from your script when you publish. Try the video creator.