In this post, let’s see how to add chapters to YouTube videos. and before we see the process to add chapters or YouTube Video Timestamp to your videos. we need to know what are YouTube Chapters or YouTube video Timestamp.

What is YouTube Timestamps/Chapters?

YouTube has introduced a neat little feature for creators where-in they can manually insert chapters in the description of their videos.

Why and who should use these timestamps?

Creators who create the following types of video

• Long duration videos such as tutorials
• Category videos
• Tips and tricks videos
• Cooking videos

How to Add chapters to youtube video or YouTube Video Timestamp?

1. Open the video that you want to add chapters and then click on “edit” or go to creator studio and then click on edit details on the videos that you want to add chapter to. 2. Edit your description & Start writing with exact time as “0:00” and write the “chapter name” adjacent to it. For example

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:25 How to add chapters
• 0:32 Why use chapters on your videos
• 1:15 Conclusion
• 1:30 Outro

In my case, I’ve used the following chapters on one of my videos 3. That’s it, All you got to do now is to save the video. and open the video in a new tab to check whether video chapters are displaying on your videos Here are the things that you should keep in mind to get timestamps working on your videos those are

• The first timestamp you list should start with 0:00.
• Your video should have at least three timestamps listed in ascending order.
• The minimum length for video chapters is 10 seconds.

Conclusion

This is how you add youtube video timestamp or youtube video chapters.

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