What Are YouTube Shorts?

1. Sign in to the YouTube app.
2. Tap Create    Create a Short.
3. To make your Short longer than 15 seconds, tap 15s in the upper-right corner to record up to 60 seconds (60).
   Note: Recording with music from our library or the original audio from other videos is limited to 15 seconds.
4. To record a clip, hold Capture  or tap it to start recording and then again to stop.
5. Tap Undo  to remove the previous video clip that you recorded or tap Redo  to add it back.
6. Tap Close   choose to Start over or to Save as draft and exit the camera.
7. Tap Done  to preview and enhance your video.
8. Tap Back  to return to the record screen. You can also tap Back  after you’ve made edits to Start over or to Save as draft and exit the editor. Saving a draft at this point saves any edits that you’ve made.
9. Tap NEXT to add details to your video. From this screen, add a title (max 100 characters) and choose settings, like video privacy.
   Note: The default video privacy setting for creators aged 13–17 is private. If you’re 18 or older, your default video privacy setting is set to public. Everyone can change this setting to make their video public, private or unlisted.
10. Tap Select audience  ‘Yes, it’s Made for Kids‘ or ‘No, it’s not Made for Kids‘ to choose your audience. Learn more about Made for Kids.
11. Tap UPLOAD SHORT to publish your Short.

YouTube is always testing new ways to deliver content to viewers. This is especially true for Shorts.

At the moment, viewers may find your Shorts by tapping Shorts  at the bottom of the YouTube app. They may also find Shorts:

• On the YouTube homepage.
• In their notifications.
• Checking their Subscriptions.
• Featured on your channel homepage. Learn how to customise your channel layout.
• Once they tap into a Short, viewers can scroll to watch more short videos.

Wherever they find them, subscribers gained from watching your Shorts count towards Creator Awards programme milestones.

Top Tip – Include #Shorts in your short video’s title or description to help our system recommend your Shorts across YouTube. For more info on hashtags on YouTube, go to Add hashtags to your video.