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YOUTUBE TOOL
YouTube Title & Description Counter
Count title and description characters, words, hashtags and links as you write.
YouTube tool guide
Measure YouTube title and description length as you write
Draft a title and description while Toolyma displays live character totals plus description word, hashtag and link counts.
The interface highlights more than 100 title characters or 5,000 description characters. These are writing checks in Toolyma, not a guarantee that YouTube will accept or display every character.
How to use YouTube Title & Description Counter
- Write the title.Enter or paste the proposed video title.
- Add the description.Draft the supporting description, links and hashtags.
- Review live totals.Watch characters, words, hashtags and detected web links update.
- Revise for clarity.Shorten or reorganize the copy before moving it to YouTube.
Practical ways to use this YouTube tool
Review long descriptions
See the total character and word length at a glance.
Audit hashtags
Count whitespace-separated hashtag tokens in the draft.
Check included links
Identify how many http or https links appear.
Behavior, privacy and limitations
- Toolyma thresholds: the counters display 100 and 5,000 as editorial reference points.
- Detection rules: hashtags and links are counted with simple text patterns.
- No publishing: the tool does not upload or save content to YouTube.
- Private drafting: all counting occurs locally in your browser.
Frequently asked questions
Does this publish my title or description?
No. It only measures text entered in the browser.
What does the title counter show?
It shows current characters against a 100-character reference.
What does the description counter show?
It shows characters against 5,000 plus words, hashtags and links.
Are hashtags inside words counted?
The counter looks for hashtag tokens that begin at the start or after whitespace.
Is my draft uploaded?
No. The counts are calculated locally.