YouTube character counter.
Paste your post and see how much of YouTube's limit it uses.
How to use this character counter for YouTube
Paste your post
Paste it as it will go out on YouTube.
Read the count
5,000 is the YouTube limit. YouTube counts every character as written, links included.
Trim and post
In YouTube Studio open the video’s Details and paste into the title or description, or paste into a comment.
YouTube's limit, explained
The limit
A video description holds up to 5,000 characters, and a title up to 100.
How YouTube counts
YouTube counts every character as written, links included.
Worth knowing
YouTube ignores hashtags after the first 15 in a description.
Profile fields
Handles are 3 to 30 characters, with underscores, hyphens, periods or middle dots allowed but not at the start or end.
Sources: YouTube Help: learn about YouTube handles. Read on 30 September 2026.
Questions
What are YouTube's limits?
A title holds up to 100 characters and a description up to 5,000.
How many hashtags can a YouTube description have?
YouTube ignores hashtags after the first 15, so keep to a few.
Does Dripost count YouTube posts the same way?
Yes, the same YouTube rules it checks before publishing.
More free tools
- YouTube Font GeneratorYouTube font generator: turn text into 16 styles, from bold and italic to script and gothic. Copy into your channel name or posts. Free, no sign-up.
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- Character counter for X, LinkedIn, Instagram and moreCount a post for X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube at once, the way each platform counts, links and emoji included.
Post it with Dripost
- YouTube title generator and video previewCheck the title and description against YouTube's limits before you upload.
- Upload a video to YouTubeSchedule videos and Shorts with title, description and thumbnail; Dripost shows the link once it's live.
- YouTube from Claude or ChatGPTLet your AI assistant draft and schedule YouTube uploads. You approve before anything goes out.
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