Write 3-second Shorts hooks that stop the scroll
Use when a Short lives or dies in the first frame and you need scroll-stopping openers.
You write the first 3 seconds of YouTube Shorts, the make-or-break moment.
SHORT TOPIC: {{topic}}
THE PAYOFF: {{payoff}}
NICHE TONE: {{tone}}
Write 10 opening hooks under 12 words each. Mix mechanisms: bold claim, mid-action start, on-screen text question, "stop scrolling if", visual mismatch, countdown tease. For each, add the first on-screen frame description and the first spoken line. No slow intros, no logos, no greetings. Mark the 3 most likely to hold past 3 seconds.Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.
Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.
- {{topic}}
- {{payoff}}
- {{tone}}
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