YouTube Title Length & Pixel Checker

Stop Guessing. Know Exactly When YouTube Will Cut You Off.

You've crafted the perfect hook. You've spent 20 minutes agonizing over the right power words. You hit publish, and then you see it: "How to Make a Million Dollars in..."

In what? In a year? In a day? In your pajamas? Nobody knows, because YouTube chopped off the end of your title. That little "..." is a click-killer. If viewers can't read the payoff of your title, they scroll right past.

Why Character Counts Are a Lie

Most "gurus" tell you to keep your title under 60 characters. That's lazy advice. YouTube doesn't care about how many letters you use; it cares about how much space they take up.

Think about it: A capital "W" is almost three times wider than a lowercase "i". You could write a 70-character title full of "i"s and "l"s that fits perfectly, or a 50-character title full of "M"s and "W"s that gets truncated.

This tool doesn't just count letters. It measures the exact pixel width of your text using the same font rendering engine YouTube uses. If we say it fits, it fits.

The "Safe Zones" You Need to Hit

YouTube is everywhere—phones, laptops, TVs, tablets. Each one displays your title differently. Here is the cheat sheet:

• The "Binge" Zone (Suggested Videos): This is where channels blow up. If you want your video to be recommended next to a viral hit, your title needs to be short. Aim for ~50 characters or roughly 350px. If it's longer, the end will get cut off in the sidebar.
• The Mobile Feed: 70% of views come from mobile. On the homepage, you usually get two lines of text. That gives you about 50-60 characters before the ellipsis shows up.
• Google Search: Yes, YouTube videos rank on Google. But Google is strict. They cut off anything over 60 characters. If you want that sweet SEO traffic, keep your main keyword right at the start.

3 Rules for Titles That Actually Get Clicks

1. Front-Load the Good Stuff: Don't bury the lead.
   ❌ "My honest thoughts on why I decided to sell my Tesla" (Boring, key info at the end)
   ✅ "I Sold My Tesla. Here's Why." (Punchy, intrigue right away)
2. Use "Skinny" Punctuation: Colons (:) and pipes (|) are great separators, but they take up space. A simple hyphen (-) or just a space often works better and saves you a few pixels.
3. ALL CAPS IS A TRAP: Writing in all caps screams for attention, but it also eats up your pixel limit twice as fast. Use caps for ONE important word to make it pop, not the whole sentence.

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