Due to sensitivity issues at YouTube, there are certain characters that are not allowed in video titles or descriptions. Since it is a restriction within YouTube, videos uploaded to Vevo with such characters cannot be published and you may receive an error message similar to this:
Which Characters are restricted?
Restricted characters in YouTube include the “<“ “>”, angled bracket(s) signs, which are often used to create the popular “<3” symbol. This is not allowed in order to prevent html in YouTube metadata.
These symbols are prohibited on YouTube in the following video metadata fields:
- Title
- Description
- Keywords
I want to put a <3 symbol in my video title/description, what are some alternatives?
Luckily, there are many other heart symbols that are allowed in YouTubes guidelines, including:
♥ ❤ ❥ ❣ ❦ ❧♡ and emojis such as ❤️