[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":134},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-en-thumbnail-text-mobile-readability":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":121,"date":122,"description":123,"extension":124,"locale":125,"meta":126,"navigation":127,"path":128,"seo":129,"slug":130,"stem":131,"translationKey":132,"__hash__":133},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fthumbnail-text-mobile-readability.md","How to write thumbnail text that still works on mobile",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":110},"minimark",[9,13,18,21,25,28,32,35,54,57,61,64,78,82,85,97,100,104,107],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Thumbnail text is not there to explain everything. Its job is to support the idea fast enough that the viewer stops scrolling.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"use-fewer-words","Use fewer words",[10,19,20],{},"Most thumbnails work best with 3 to 5 words. If the message needs a full sentence, the visual concept is probably carrying too little weight on its own.",[14,22,24],{"id":23},"do-not-repeat-the-title","Do not repeat the title",[10,26,27],{},"Your title handles explanation. The thumbnail text should add emotional context, contrast, or a stronger trigger.",[14,29,31],{"id":30},"prefer-one-strong-phrase","Prefer one strong phrase",[10,33,34],{},"Short, sharp wording usually wins:",[36,37,38,42,45,48,51],"ul",{},[39,40,41],"li",{},"FINALLY",[39,43,44],{},"FREE",[39,46,47],{},"NEVER AGAIN",[39,49,50],{},"EASY",[39,52,53],{},"MISTAKE",[10,55,56],{},"Not because drama always works, but because compressed meaning travels faster.",[14,58,60],{"id":59},"build-for-readability","Build for readability",[10,62,63],{},"To make text survive on mobile:",[36,65,66,69,72,75],{},[39,67,68],{},"use a heavy weight",[39,70,71],{},"increase foreground\u002Fbackground contrast",[39,73,74],{},"add stroke or shadow when needed",[39,76,77],{},"avoid placing text over busy image areas",[14,79,81],{"id":80},"keep-the-reading-order-obvious","Keep the reading order obvious",[10,83,84],{},"A good thumbnail often works in layers:",[86,87,88,91,94],"ol",{},[39,89,90],{},"main face or object",[39,92,93],{},"key word or phrase",[39,95,96],{},"supporting visual detail",[10,98,99],{},"If the viewer does not know where to look first, the copy loses power.",[14,101,103],{"id":102},"one-fast-test","One fast test",[10,105,106],{},"Shrink the thumbnail to mobile size. If you can still understand the message in under a second, the text is doing its job.",[10,108,109],{},"The best thumbnail copy is not the cleverest line. It is the one that remains legible and persuasive when attention is scarce.",{"title":111,"searchDepth":112,"depth":112,"links":113},"",3,[114,116,117,118,119,120],{"id":16,"depth":115,"text":17},2,{"id":23,"depth":115,"text":24},{"id":30,"depth":115,"text":31},{"id":59,"depth":115,"text":60},{"id":80,"depth":115,"text":81},{"id":102,"depth":115,"text":103},"Mobile","2026-04-17","A practical guide to shorter copy, clearer hierarchy, and stronger readability on small screens.","md","en",{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fthumbnail-text-mobile-readability",{"title":5,"description":123},"thumbnail-text-mobile-readability","blog\u002Fen\u002Fthumbnail-text-mobile-readability","thumbnail-text-mobile","T0XwdYmlxJP91TjuOiI0nsIZD5GQNs-o91Z6qHs6MEM",1787062778308]