# Free Show HN title checker

Source: https://bestlaunchplatforms.com

Paste a Show HN title, and a URL if you have one. The page marks pass or warn against lines Hacker News published on its Show HN guidelines, submission guidelines, and FAQ.
The 80-character submission limit is not printed on those pages. HN moderator dang confirmed it on 8 November 2025.
Rules checked October 2026. The check runs in the browser. Nothing is submitted and there is no account.

- Open: https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/tools/show-hn-title-checker
- Show HN guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html
- Hacker News guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- Hacker News FAQ: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
- Title limit, confirmed by dang: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45860663
- Show HN guide: https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/guides/show-hn
- Hacker News: https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/hacker-news
- Launch plan generator: https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/tools/launch-plan-generator
- Launch submission tracker: https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/tools/launch-submission-tracker