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Email Subject Line Tester

Test and optimize your email subject lines with AI-powered analysis. Get instant scoring, spam detection, and suggestions to boost open rates.

What Makes a High-Performing Email Subject Line?

Email subject lines are the gatekeepers of your email marketing success. With 64% of recipients deciding whether to open an email based solely on the subject line, crafting compelling subject lines is crucial for campaign performance.

Best Practices

  • • Keep it 40-50 characters (6-10 words)
  • • Front-load important information
  • • Use personalization (22% higher open rates)
  • • Include numbers or questions
  • • Add a single relevant emoji (73% improvement)
  • • Create curiosity without clickbait
  • • Test with A/B testing

What to Avoid

  • • Spam trigger words (free, winner, urgent)
  • • ALL CAPS or excessive punctuation!!!
  • • Misleading or clickbait content
  • • Generic greetings (Dear customer)
  • • Too long (over 70 characters)
  • • Multiple emojis
  • • Overpromising or hype

Email Subject Line Impact Statistics (2026)

22%

Higher open rates with personalization

57%

More opens when including numbers

73%

Improvement with single emoji

20%

Better performance with questions

69%

Mark spam based on subject line

40-50

Optimal character count

Average Open Rates by Industry (2026)

general
21.5%
marketing
17.8%
retail
18.3%
technology
19.8%
healthcare
21.2%
finance
19.1%
Real Estate
20.5%
professional
20.9%

Note: Open rates in 2026 account for Apple Mail Privacy Protection (MPP) inflation. Average B2B open rate is 15-25%.

High-Performing Subject Line Examples

Personalization ExampleScore: 87/100

"[Name], your Q4 marketing strategy inside"

✓ Personalized ✓ Optimal length ✓ Clear value

Number + CuriosityScore: 84/100

"5 ways to boost conversions this week"

✓ Specific number ✓ Clear benefit ✓ Urgency

Question FormatScore: 81/100

"Ready to 3x your email open rates?"

✓ Question ✓ Specific outcome ✓ Engaging

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