Type a title and watch the count against YouTube's 100-character hard limit, plus a preview of the first 60 characters, the point where search and suggested videos start truncating.
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I Tried Every Budget Microphone So You Do Not Have To
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53 of 100 characters
Under 60 characters. Shows in full everywhere, including search and suggested videos.
Type a title and watch a live count against YouTube's 100-character hard limit, the number the title box will not exceed.
Underneath, a preview shows the first 60 characters, the point where search results and suggested videos actually cut a title off with an ellipsis. The full title still shows on the watch page itself.
No. 100 is the hard field limit. 60 is where most surfaces start truncating with an ellipsis. Screen width still moves that point a little.
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No. The count runs in this tab.