Previous studies have been shown that synthesis of titania (TiO 2 ) crystalline phase purity could be effectively controlled by the oxygen concentration through titanium tetra-isopropoxide (TTIP) via premixed flame from a Bunsen burner. In this study, a modified Hencken burner was used to synthesize smaller TiO 2 nanoparticles via short diffusion flames. The frequency of collisions among particles would decrease and reduce TiO 2 nanoparticle size in a short diffusion flame height. The crystalline structure of the synthesized nanoparticles was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) measurements. The characteristic properties of TiO 2 nanoparticles synthesized from a modified Hencken burner were compared with the results from a Bunsen burner and commercial TiO 2 (Degussa P25). The results showed that the average particle size of 6.63 nm from BET method was produced by a modified Hencken burner which was smaller than the TiO 2 in a Bunsen burner and commercial TiO 2 . Moreover, the rutile content of TiO 2 nanoparticles increased as the particle collecting height increased. Also, the size of TiO 2 nanoparticles was highly dependent on the TTIP loading and the collecting height in the flame.