> 4. The ideal headline length is 11 words and 65 characters, according to the most shared headlines on both Facebook & Twitter. ~~That length is just shorter

> 4. The ideal headline length is 11 words and 65 characters, according to the most shared headlines on both Facebook & Twitter. ~~That length is just shorter than recommended length for a commit message (72 characters if I recall correctly).~~ Compare that to 50 characters for a commit message’s subject, and 72 characters for each line in the body.