How to add YouTube formatting tags

These tags are for editing/modifying your video on YouTube

Examples of formatting tags

• yt:quality=high: Defaults to a high quality stream (available based on the size of the viewer’s player and the size of the browser window)
• yt:crop=16:9: Zooms in on the 16:9 area, removes windowboxing
• yt:stretch=16:9: Fixes anamorphic content by scaling to 16:9
• yt:stretch=4:3: Fixes 720×480 content that is the wrong aspect ratio by scaling to 4:3

How to add tags:

While you’re uploading, you’ll see a “Tags” section below the upload progress bar where you can add your tags.

To add tags to an existing video, go to your video manager, then click the Edit button below the video for which you’d like to add formatting tags.