In recent years Short videos have taken the world by storm. We all know the popularity of short video sharing platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels. These platforms are cool and entertaining but it has lead to a short attention span in users. Most adults have a hard time watching a longer video. Even YouTube has recognized it and launched YouTube Shorts where users can post short videos. Also Read: YouTube Not Working? Here Is How You Can Fix It

In the age of short videos If you are sharing a long video with someone and believing that they will watch the whole video. You are just over-expecting. If you really want someone to watch a longer video. You should share that video with timestamps. In this way, the video will start playing from the point you have selected. It will give you some sort of guarantee that your shared video is seen. At this point, you might be asking How can I create a YouTube Timestamp link. Well, I am here to help you.

There are different ways to create a YouTube timestamp link. But the easiest one is to use YouTube’s default ‘Start At’ option while sharing a video. This feature would have been recommended to everyone but the saddest part is It is only available when you are watching YouTube in the browser. The Start At option does not work in the YouTube app and we all mostly use the YouTube app.

I will discuss how you can create a YouTube Timestamp link in App later in this article but for someone who watches it in Browser. Follow the below steps. Open YouTube.com on your favorite browser and start playing the video you want to share. Now to share that video with a specific timestamp. Pause the video at the exact time on which you want to create the timestamp. Click the share button on the right of the Dislike button. Once you will click the share button, a pop-up will be visible on the same page having the option to share that video in different ways like Facebook, Twitter, Email, Reddit, and a lot of other platforms. There will be a link to that video with a copy button to copy that link. Below that link, you will see a box called ‘Starts At’. It will be showing the time at which you have paused the video. If you want to share that video just check that box and you will see immediately see ‘?t=X” is added to the URL of that video. You can replace that X to any specific time at which you want the video to be started. Now click Copy to actually copy the URL and share it with your friends. The video will be started at the exact same time given in the timestamp. This is how you can create YouTube Timestamp Link if you are using it on a browser. Also Read: 7 Best YouTube Vanced alternatives for Android, iOS & PC

The above method works on Browser. What if you are watching YouTube on Mobile App. If you try sharing a video in the app. It will not give you an option to share the video with timestamps. In that case, you will have to create a Timestamp link manually. This manual method works for a mobile app but it not limited to it. You can also do it on the Desktop as well. To create a YouTube Timestamp link with this manual method. You will first need the link to the video. You can simply get the link by clicking the share button on the Mobile app. You can copy the link in the clipboard. If you are in the browser you can copy the URL from the address bar. YouTube video links are usually in two formats. The one in “youtu.be/” format and the other in “youtube.com/” format.

For the YouTube Video link in “youtu.be/” format. All you have to do is to add “?t=Xs” at the end of the URL. Avoid leaving any space while adding it. Here “X” is the exact second at which you want the video to start if someone clicks it. After adding the “?t=Xs” the URL will look like below. What if you want to specify the start time in not just seconds but minutes and seconds. In that case, you will have to use this “?t=XmYs”. Here “X” is a placeholder for minutes and “Y” is for seconds. You can replace the X and Y as per your need. Once you have added the format the outcome will look like the below link.

Normally YouTube video links are in “youtube.com/” format. If you want to create YouTube timestamp link a video that link is “youtube.com/” format. Follow this. Simply add “&t=Xs” or “&t=XmYs” at the end of the URL of the video. Plz keep in mind it should be done without leaving any spaces. In “&t=Xs” the “X” is to replace with the exact second at which you want the video to start. “&t=XmYs” the “X” is for Minute and “Y” is for the second. So let’s suppose if you want a video to start at 2 minutes 24 seconds. You will have to add &t=2m24s. The URLs will be the same as below. You might be curious what if a video is 2 hours long and you want to create a timestamp at 1 hr. In that case, you can add “?t=XhYs” if the link is in “youtu.be/” format or “&t=XhYs” if the link is in the “youtube.com/” format. Here “X” will be replaced with the hour and “Y” with the second. The minute is skipped in this case.

Wrapping Up

That’s how you can manually create YouTube Timestamp in YouTube app or Browser. To sum up things up. It is pretty easy to create YouTube Timestamp link either you are watching YouTube on Mobile, Desktop in browser or app. The above methods work just flawlessly. You can easily create timestamps while sharing videos. If you are still not able to create timestamps. Just leave a comment and I will surely help you.

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