A suggestion for a video rating system on YouTube.

This repository contains assets for a suggested video rating system that YouTubers and other online content creators may use free of change and without royalties (although sharing is appreciated). The system is inspired by the Pan European Game Information (PEGI) rating system for video games because besides the age rating it also describes why the age rating has been chosen.

Find the age rating labels under age-ratings. The content rating labels are located under content-ratings. If need be, you can use the Photoshop files to modify them as you need. You will need to download and install the font "Blue Highway".

The age rating can be chosen pretty freely. However depending on the content, a minimum age rating may be required. The age rating is split between the following ratings:

• 7+: Intended for viewers of age 7 and up
• 13+: Intended for viewers of age 13 and up
• 16+: Intended for viewers of age 16 and up
• 18+: Not intended for viewers below 18

To further describe your content for viewers, also add one or more icons describing your content. In this first draft, the following categories are provided:

• Animation: The video features animated content (in any way). This will not influence the rating of the video.
• Bad Language: The video features bad language, like swearing or sexual expletives. Mild swearing might only require an age rating of 13+ while stronger language would require higher ratings.
• Politics: The video contains political content. Depending on the topic, the age rating should be increased, but 13+ should be used as a minimum.
• Video Games: The video contains depictions video games. The age rating should be adjusted depending on the games age rating (PEGI, USK, ESRB, etc.).
• Violence: The video features depictions of violence. While non-realistic or non-detailed violence might not require an increase in age ratings, increase in realism and details should be considered. As an orientation, use PEGI's "Violence" label guideline.

If you have suggestions for additions or improvements, feel free to either fork this repository and make additions or create an issue on the issue page.

The assets provided in this repository are provided free of charge under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.