Free YouTube Title Checker — Score & Improve Your Video Titles
Your title decides whether anyone clicks. Paste a draft title below and get an instant score out of 100 — with concrete fixes for length, keyword placement, power words, numbers, brackets, and risky formatting like all-caps and emoji. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
YouTube Title Checker
Paste a title, get a score out of 100 — and the exact fixes that lift it.
1 Your title & keyword
2 Score & fixes
📊 Title report
How it works
- Step 1 — Paste your draft title and (optionally) the main keyword you want to rank for.
- Step 2 — Hit Check My Title. The tool scores length, keyword placement, numbers, power words, brackets, question hooks, emoji, and all-caps usage out of 100.
- Step 3 — Apply the 💡 fixes shown under each failing check and re-run until you hit a B or better.
Everyday uses
- New uploads — polish the title before you publish, not after the algorithm has moved on.
- A/B testing — score two title variants and pick the stronger one.
- Old videos — re-score underperforming videos and rewrite their titles.
- Client work — justify title choices to clients with a concrete score.
- Shorts — keep titles tight enough to survive truncation on mobile.
Frequently asked questions
Why 50–60 characters? YouTube truncates longer titles in search and suggested feeds — viewers on phones see even less. 50–60 characters fits a keyword plus a hook without being cut off.
Does the keyword really need to be at the front? Front-loading helps YouTube’s search match your video to the query faster. Viewers also scan the first words of a title before deciding to click.
Are emoji bad for titles? Not always — they work in entertainment and lifestyle niches. But they can truncate in search and look spammy in educational content, which is why the checker flags them.
Is my title data sent anywhere? No. The analysis runs entirely in your browser — your titles never leave your device.
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