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Shorts Title Checker — Fit the Limit, Keep the Punch
Paste your Shorts title and instantly see its character count against the 100-character limit — with words, a progress gauge, and remaining characters.
Shorts Title Checker
Validate your Shorts title against YouTube's 100-character limit and see live counts as you type.
Introduction
A Shorts title is your first line of persuasion in a feed where viewers decide in a fraction of a second. It also has a hard ceiling: 100 characters. Overshoot it and YouTube simply truncates your title mid-sentence, hiding the part that would have sold the click. The Thumbix Shorts Title Checker tells you exactly where you stand. Paste your title and the tool shows the character count, word count, remaining space, and a visual gauge against the limit — so you can tighten the copy before you publish instead of discovering the cutoff later.
How to use Shorts Title Checker
Open the tool
Go to thumbix.site and open Shorts Title Checker.
Type or paste a title
The counts update live as you type.
Watch the gauge
See characters, words, and remaining budget.
Trim if over
Cut the middle until you're safely inside the limit.
Copy the final title
Paste it into YouTube ready to publish.
What Is This Tool?
A Shorts Title Checker counts the characters in a title and compares them against YouTube's 100-character limit. It reports the count, the remaining budget, word count, and a percentage gauge so you can see at a glance how close you are to the edge.
The goal is simple: keep your title under the limit while keeping it compelling. The tool handles the counting; you keep the creativity.
Why Use This Tool?
- No more truncated titles — you know before publishing whether you're over the line.
- Precise feedback — characters, words, and remaining space at once.
- A visual gauge — see how close you are at a glance.
- Instant results — every keystroke updates the count live.
- Free and private — the check runs entirely in your browser.
Who Should Use This Tool?
- Shorts creators who want every character working for the click.
- Content managers who standardize titles across a channel or team.
- Editors and strategists who draft titles before handing them to publishers.
- Anyone who's ever watched their own title get cut off in the feed.
How Does It Work?
The checker is deliberately simple:
- It counts the characters in your title as you type or paste.
- It compares the count against the 100-character limit.
- It reports characters, words, remaining space, and a percentage.
- It flags titles that exceed the limit so you can trim immediately.
No server, no account — just instant local counting.
Real-World Use Cases
- A pre-upload check. A creator tightens a title from 112 characters to 96 before hitting publish.
- A series style. A channel keeps every Shorts title under 80 characters for consistent branding.
- A team handoff. A strategist drafts titles, checks them here, and hands clean copy to the editor.
- A truncation fix. A creator rewrites titles that were cutting off in the feed.
Best Practices
- Lead with the hook — the first 40 characters are what most feeds show.
- Keep a buffer — a title at 99 characters is safe, but 80–90 reads cleaner in the UI.
- Front-load keywords — the strongest terms belong at the start.
- Match the format — Shorts titles often perform best short and specific.
The first words are the only words most viewers will see. Spend your character budget at the front.
The 100-Character Rule
What the limit means
YouTube truncates titles past 100 characters in most surfaces. Everything beyond the cutoff is hidden, so the hook must live inside the budget.
Why the first characters matter most
In a fast-scrolling feed, a viewer's eye lands on the left edge of the title. Front-loading the value proposition — the topic and the reason to watch — is how you win the click.
Titles vs. descriptions
The title sells the click; the description does the heavy lifting for search. Keep the title punchy here, and use the Description Length Checker to build out the metadata below.
Troubleshooting Common Issues
- My title is over 100 characters — trim the middle first; the hook and payoff matter most.
- My title fits but still looks cut off — some surfaces reserve space for UI, so shorter is safer.
- My count feels different from YouTube's — the tool counts exactly as YouTube does.
Conclusion
The Shorts Title Checker keeps your titles inside the 100-character limit with live counts, word totals, and a clear gauge — so the hook never gets truncated. It's free, instant, and private. Pair it with the Caption Formatter and the Title Length Checker for regular videos to standardize every title you publish.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Publishing over 100 characters — YouTube silently truncates the hook.
- Burying the hook at the end — most viewers only see the beginning.
- Wasting budget on filler — words like 'video' and 'check this out' rarely earn a click.
- Ignoring the feed layout — even under the limit, keep it tight for small screens.
- Never re-checking after edits — a last-minute word can tip you over.
Frequently Asked Questions
YouTube truncates titles past 100 characters, so staying inside 100 is the rule.
Yes. Characters, words, and remaining budget update with every keystroke.
The tool flags it clearly. Trim the middle of the title first to fix it.
Yes, the 100-character title limit applies to all YouTube videos.
Yes, completely free with no signup.
No. Everything runs locally in your browser.
Yes, the tool is fully responsive.
Feed layouts and search results favor the beginning, so the hook should lead.
Yes — paste each one and the count updates instantly.
Specificity, a clear hook, and front-loaded keywords. The checker handles the length; you handle the creativity.
Keep every Shorts title inside the limit
Type or paste your title and see live characters, words, and remaining budget against the 100-character rule — free and private.
Try the Shorts Title Checker
