Free tool
YouTube character counter
YouTube allows 5,000 characters per description. Paste your text to see how much room is left.
- Characters
- 0 / 5,000
- Left
- 5,000
- Words
- 0
- Hashtags
- 0
How to use it
- 1
Paste your YouTube post in the box.
- 2
Watch the count and the bar as you edit.
- 3
Copy it into BrokenPost to schedule it, and the editor keeps checking the limit.
Good to know for YouTube
- A YouTube post needs exactly one video.
- Descriptions can not contain < or > characters.
- Media: Exactly 1 video.
Schedule your YouTube posts
Write once, pick a time, and BrokenPost posts to YouTube and 30+ other apps for you.
Questions people ask
What is the YouTube character limit?
5,000 characters (for the description).
Do emojis count as characters?
Yes. Each emoji counts toward the limit, and some count as more than one character.
Is this character counter free?
Yes. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
Can I schedule my YouTube post from here?
Copy it into BrokenPost, pick a time and it posts for you. The BrokenPost editor checks the YouTube limit as you type.
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