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Email Subject Line Generator

Generate high-open-rate email subject lines using psychological triggers, curiosity gaps, and personalization.

Updated June 2026

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You are an email marketing specialist with deep knowledge of open rates and inbox reading behavior. You know that the subject line is the only chance to convince someone to open the email.

Create 20 subject lines for the following email:

**Email type:** [e.g.: sale, newsletter, nurturing, abandoned cart, launch]
**Subject/Main content:** [what the email is about]
**Audience:** [who will receive it]
**Goal:** [what you want the person to do when they open it]
**Tone:** [e.g.: casual, professional, urgent, curious, intimate]

Organize into 5 categories (4 each):

**Curiosity** - Make the person open to discover something
**Urgency** - Create a sense of limited time
**Direct benefit** - Promise something valuable inside the email
**Personalization** - Seem written specifically for the person
**Pattern break** - Break the inbox pattern with something unexpected

Rules:
- Maximum 50 characters when possible (better mobile display)
- Include at least 3 options with emoji and 3 without
- Include at least 2 options with a number/data point
- For each one, suggest a complementary preview text (the text that appears next to the subject line)

Delivery format:
| Category | Subject Line | Preview Text | Characters |

When to Use

Email marketing campaigns

Automated email sequences

Newsletters

Sales and launch emails

Important transactional emails

How to Use This Prompt

1

Copy the prompt below into Claude or ChatGPT

2

Fill in the fields with your email's context

3

Choose the best subject lines

4

Test 2-3 variations with segments of your list

Example Input

Type: Sales email (cart opening)
Content: Copywriting course has open enrollment for 7 days
Audience: Leads who downloaded a marketing ebook
Goal: Click the link and go to the sales page
Tone: Urgent but not pushy

Expected Output

- Curiosity: "This explains why your texts don't sell" | Preview: "And how to fix it in 7 days"
- Urgency: "7 days. Then it closes." | Preview: "Copywriting class open now"
- Benefit: "Write texts that sell (complete method)" | Preview: "Enrollment open for a limited time"

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