YouTube Title Analyzer
Paste a title to see how it holds up on a phone: how much gets truncated, where your keyword lands, and which mechanical problems to fix. Every result is calculated from the text you enter — nothing here is an estimate of how well the video will perform.
Paste a title above to analyse it
The analysis updates as you type. Nothing is uploaded or stored.
Paste a title to see how much of it survives on a phone, where your keyword lands, and which mechanical problems to fix.
How YouTube truncates titles on mobile
Phones give a title far less room than the description box suggests. Depending on the device and font size, the visible portion runs out somewhere around 60 to 70 characters, and the rest disappears behind an ellipsis.
That does not make the hidden text useless, since it is still indexed. It does mean the words that earn the click have to sit in the front of the title, before the cut.
Where to place your keyword
The rule of thumb is to place the primary term within roughly the first 45 characters so it is visible without expansion, and to let the qualifying detail follow. A keyword buried at the end of a long title is doing most of its work for the crawler and almost none for the viewer.
Readability still matters. A title that stuffs the keyword in unnaturally reads as mechanical and depresses the click even when the placement is technically correct.
What the checks flag
The analyzer reports character count, the point at which truncation begins, keyword position and casing, and any phrasing that reads as clickbait. Each item is shown as a pass, a warning or a fix, with the reason attached.
The score reflects mechanics only. A structurally perfect title for a topic nobody is searching for is still a title that will not earn impressions.
Questions about this tool
How many characters of a title show on mobile?
Roughly 60 to 70 characters survive before truncation on most phones, though it varies with device and text size. The analyzer uses a conservative estimate so the important words stay visible even on smaller screens.
Does capitalisation matter for ranking?
Not for ranking. It affects how the title reads in a crowded feed. Title case is generally easier to scan than all caps, which can read as shouting.
Should I use emoji in titles?
Only when it genuinely aids comprehension or distinguishes a series. There is no ranking benefit, and titles weighed down with emoji tend to read as low quality.