Search on a computerWhat YouTube says
YouTube Help says video titles have a limit of 100 characters and can't include invalid characters. It says nothing about where a title is shortened in search or on the home page.
Where a title is cut off
We opened YouTube on 2 November 2026 and wrote down how each place shows a title, then worked out the line breaks with the widths of YouTube's font. In every place a title gets 2 lines, and the second ends in "…" when there is more.
| Where | Text | Width of a line |
|---|---|---|
| Search results in a browser on a computer | 18 pixels, 2 lines | 581 pixels |
| The grid of videos on the home page, as a channel's video grid shows it, on a screen 1,440 pixels wide | 16 pixels, 2 lines | 343 pixels |
| Search results on YouTube's phone site, 375 pixels wide | 14 pixels, 2 lines | 263 pixels |
A narrower window or screen cuts a title sooner, and a wider one later. The YouTube app can differ from the phone site we measured, and we couldn't load YouTube's phone home feed, so the phone line uses its search results. Treat the cut-off as a guide, and put the words that matter first.
For the other networks' limits, use the caption length checker, and see how long a Short can be in the YouTube Shorts guide. In Unisenda you give a YouTube Short its own title and schedule it with your other posts.
Questions people ask
How long can a YouTube title be?
Up to 100 characters, according to YouTube Help, and it can't include invalid characters. The checker also refuses the angle brackets < and >, which YouTube's API doesn't take in a title.
Where does YouTube cut a title off?
YouTube doesn't publish that. We measured its pages on 2 November 2026: a title gets 2 lines, and what fits depends on the width of the screen. On a computer's search results a title of 100 characters usually shows in full; in the home page grid and on a phone it is often cut sooner.
Why does the checker say approximate?
It works out the line breaks from the widths of YouTube's own font, but screens, windows, the YouTube app and YouTube itself change. Emoji and other alphabets are rough guesses. On 16 test titles it placed the line breaks where YouTube's page did in 47 of 48 cases.
Is the limit different for Shorts?
No. A Short's title can be up to 100 characters too, as our YouTube Shorts guide explains. The cut-offs here are measured for lists of regular videos, not for the Shorts shelf or player.
Is my title saved or sent anywhere?
No. The checker runs in your browser and your title isn't sent to Unisenda.
Sources
The limit was checked on 2 November 2026; the cut-offs were measured on 2 November 2026. YouTube changes its pages, so check before you rely on a number.
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