A YouTube character counter is a utility that measures title and description length in real time so you stay inside YouTube field limits before publish. SEO Video Experts Text Counters shows characters with spaces, characters without spaces, words, and lines in the browser—no account or signup.
YouTube titles display about 100 characters in search and allow longer strings in Studio; descriptions allow up to 5,000 characters. Paste your draft below to see live counts, then trim before you paste into Studio. If the paste is messy first, clean it in Text Cleaner, then count here.
Use it when drafting a title under the usual length targets, trimming a description, or checking how dense a block of tags or body text is.
How to use Text Counters
Paste or type in the box below. Counts update as you edit. Copy the text when you are ready to paste into YouTube Studio or your CMS, or clear the field to start over.
- Characters (with spaces)
- 0
- Characters (no spaces)
- 0
- Words
- 0
- Lines
- 0
Text Counters FAQ
What is a YouTube character counter?
A YouTube character counter measures how long a title or description is—characters with and without spaces, plus words and lines—so you can stay inside YouTube limits before you publish. This free browser tool does that with no signup.
What does Text Counters measure?
It shows characters with spaces, characters without spaces, words, and lines. That helps when you are sizing YouTube titles and descriptions or other SEO fields with length limits.
What are YouTube title and description character limits?
YouTube titles display about 100 characters in search and allow longer strings in Studio; descriptions allow up to 5,000 characters. Paste into Text Counters for a live count, then trim before publish.
Do I need an account?
No. Text Counters is free in the browser with no signup or paywall.
Is my text sent to a server?
No. Counts run in your browser on this page. Nothing is uploaded unless you copy the text elsewhere yourself.
When should I use Text Cleaner instead?
Use Text Cleaner when the paste itself is messy—extra spaces, HTML, or case fixes. Use Text Counters when the copy is fine and you only need length and word counts before publish.