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How to write a YouTube description that helps your video get found
Your description tells viewers and search what the video is about, and it's where chapters, links and hashtags live. This free YouTube description generator assembles all of those parts in a clean, consistent format and checks your timestamps against the chapter rules as you type.
A simple description structure
- Two strong opening lines. Only these show before "…more". Say what the viewer will get, using the words they'd search for.
- Chapters. Timestamps starting at 0:00, at least three, each chapter 10 seconds or longer. Chapters can also appear in Google search results.
- Links. Your website, social profiles, gear or sources, each clearly labelled.
- A few hashtags. Up to three can appear next to your title. Keep them relevant, and never more than 60 or they're all ignored.
Read our full guide to adding video chapters, and check your title with the title length checker.
Questions
Why don't my chapters show up?
Chapters need at least 3 timestamps, the first must be 0:00, each chapter must be 10 seconds or longer, and each timestamp must be on its own line with a title. This tool checks all of these.
How many hashtags should I use?
A few relevant ones work best. Up to 3 can appear next to your title, and if a video has more than 60, all of them are ignored.
Is there a length limit?
Yes, 5,000 characters. The counter turns red if you go over.