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First Steps
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Your Channel
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The 10 Minute Routine That Changed My Mornings
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Bench Notes
7.9K views • 2 days ago
I Tried Every Budget Camera Under $500 (One Surprised Me)
Your Channel • 12K views • 2 days ago
What Nobody Tells You About Starting Out
First Steps • 48K views • 1 week ago
The 10 Minute Routine That Changed My Mornings
Slow Mornings • 210K views • 3 weeks ago
We Finally Tested It (Full Review)
Bench Notes • 7.9K views • 2 days ago
Drawn at YouTube's real sizes (desktop measured at a 1920px window, October 2026), then scaled to fit your screen. Real feeds vary by device and YouTube's layout tests, so treat this as a close guide. The other videos are made-up samples.
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Thumbnail Squint Test
Shrink, blur, and greyscale two thumbnails side by side to see which one still reads.Title Checker
Check length, truncation, and clarity before you publish.Title Formula Library
25 title shapes with honest notes and examples. Fill one in and check how it fits.Description Preview
See exactly which lines of your description show before ...more, and fix the opening line.Hook Timer
Paste your opening lines and see exactly what you've said by 5, 15, and 30 seconds.Chapter Timestamp Checker
Paste your timestamps and find out if YouTube will turn them into chapters.
Guides
Specific answers, with our measurements where we have them.
Why aren't my YouTube chapters showing? The 4 rules, and how to fix them
YouTube only turns timestamps into chapters if they follow four rules. Here's each rule, the mistake that usually breaks it, and how to check yours in seconds.
How long can a YouTube title be before it gets cut off? (Measured, October 2026)
YouTube allows 100 characters, but most places show two lines. We measured where 20 real-style titles get cut off on each surface. The answer depends on width, not a single character count.