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.

What is the Notification Copy Generator?

Generate push notification title and body copy for common app types — new message, purchase complete, reminder, and social activity — with live character counts that warn when text will truncate on a mobile lock screen. It runs free in your browser on Gera Tools, with nothing uploaded.

Notification Copy Generator

Name: Notification Copy Generator
Creator: Gera Tools
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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.

The four notification types in detail

New message. This is the type most likely to be opened if the copy includes the sender’s name. “Alex: Hey, quick question about the project” beats “You have a new message” because it answers whether the notification is urgent before the user even taps. Use the person-name field in the builder so the title becomes personal by default.

Purchase complete. Lead with confirmation, not enthusiasm. “Order confirmed” in the title is more calming than “You’re all set!” because it matches the language buyers associate with receipts. Use the body to set the next expectation — “Your order will ship within 2 business days” is more useful than repeating the item name.

Reminder. Good reminder copy includes when, not just what. “Meeting starts in 15 minutes” beats “Reminder: Meeting.” If the reminder is time-sensitive, front-load the urgency in the title rather than burying it in the body.

Social activity. Social notifications drive habit loops. “Sarah liked your photo” works well as a title because it names the action and who took it. Keep the body very short or omit it — the title carries enough weight, and brevity means the notification reads cleanly on a watch or small screen.

Writing for different mobile OSes

iOS and Android render notifications slightly differently. On iOS, the title appears in bold and the body is below it in regular weight; on Android, the title and body share the same visual weight but the notification expands on long press. Writing for the more constrained iOS layout — roughly 40 characters for the title, 110 for the body — means your copy will read well on both platforms. Longer copy tends to overflow on iOS lock screens and mid-sentence cuts look accidental rather than deliberate.

What to do when the character warning appears

If the builder flags a length warning, the priority is to trim the title first. A truncated title is read as a broken notification; a truncated body is usually still intelligible because most of the meaning was in the title. Cut articles, replace “your” with a possessive name where possible (“Alex’s order” instead of “Your order”), and strip anything that is already implied by context.