YouTube Description Length
The YouTube description limit is 5,000 characters.
A YouTube description can be up to 5,000 characters. A YouTube description allows up to 5,000 characters, but only about the first 157 show above the Show more fold under the video. Paste or type your text on the right and this counter tracks the count live against the limit, turning red the moment you go over. It runs in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.
The spec
| Character limit | 5,000 characters |
|---|---|
| Field | YouTube description |
| Visible before "more" | ~157 characters |
Tips for YouTube
- The first ~157 characters and any links in them show before Show more, so put key links early.
- The first two or three lines also feed search and suggested-video ranking.
- Timestamps in the description create chapters when the first one is 0:00.