Count YouTube titles and descriptions against their limits.
On YouTube, the title caps at 100 characters and the description at 5,000 — but only the first ~150 characters of the description show above the “...more” fold and in search results. That opening is what convinces someone to click. Paste your text to track length live.
Below are YouTube's character limits across titles, descriptions, tags and more, with an example of tightening a description opener and answers to common questions.
| Field | Limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Title | 100 characters | — |
| Description | 5,000 characters | — |
| Visible snippet | ~150 characters | Shows above “...more” and in search results. |
| Tags (combined) | 500 characters total | — |
| Community post | 1,500 characters | — |
| Channel description | 1,000 characters | — |
Last verified: June 2026
Rewriting the first line of a description so the hook and keywords land in the search snippet.
Hey guys welcome back to the channel, in today's video I'm going to be walking you through basically everything that you could possibly need to know in order to get started with this particular topic from scratch.
Complete beginner's guide: everything you need to get started from scratch, step by step. Timestamps and resources below ↓
YouTube video titles can be up to 100 characters. Titles around 60 characters or fewer are less likely to be truncated in search and suggested feeds.
Descriptions can be up to 5,000 characters. Only about the first 150 characters appear above the “...more” fold and in search results, so front-load the important text.
Tags share a combined limit of 500 characters across all tags on a video.
Roughly the first 150 characters of your description can appear as the search snippet, so put your hook and main keywords there.
Yes, community posts are limited to about 1,500 characters.
See the full breakdown in our social media character limits guide.