How long can a push notification be?

Lock-screen space is tight: titles read best under about forty characters and bodies under roughly one hundred and ten before truncation. This tool counts both live and flags when your copy is likely to be cut off on a typical phone.

What makes a notification worth opening?

Specificity. A title that names who or what — Alex sent you a message — beats a vague You have a new notification. Lead with the most useful fact, keep the body to one short follow-up sentence, and make the value of opening obvious.

Should the app name go in the title?

Usually not. The operating system already shows your app name and icon above the notification, so repeating it in the title wastes precious characters. Use the title for the event and the body for a short call to action.

Why does the body warn about truncation?

Different phones and lock screens cut notification body text after one to three lines. The tool uses a conservative limit so that if your body stays under it, the key message survives on nearly every device rather than being clipped mid-sentence.

How should purchase notifications be worded?

Lead with reassurance — Order confirmed — then set the next expectation, such as letting the user know when it ships. Transactional notifications build trust, so keep them clear and free of marketing language the user did not ask for.

Notification Copy Generator

Push notifications compete for a sliver of lock-screen space and a moment of attention. Good notification copy is specific, leads with the most useful fact, and fits within the character budget before truncation. This generator builds a title and body for the four most common notification types and counts characters as you type.

How it works

You pick a notification type — new message, purchase complete, reminder, or social — and provide an app name plus, where relevant, a person’s name. The tool assembles a two-part notification:

title  — the event, ideally naming who or what
body   — one short sentence with the next action

It tracks length against conservative lock-screen limits (about 40 characters for the title, 110 for the body) and flags either field when it is likely to be truncated on a typical phone. Message and social types include the person’s name because named notifications earn far more opens than generic ones.

Tips and notes

Do not repeat your app name in the title — the OS already shows it above the notification, so spend those characters on the event instead. Front-load the most important word so the message survives even if the tail is clipped.

For transactional notifications like order confirmations, lead with reassurance and set the next expectation. Keep the body to a single sentence, and when the counter turns to a warning, trim until both fields read comfortably on one or two lines.