About the Social Media Character Counter
Check one post against every platform's limit at once. X's special counting (links as 23 characters, emoji as 2) is applied, and hashtags, mentions, words and emoji are counted too.
Key features
- Limits for 11 platforms at once
- X (Twitter) weighted counting
- Counts hashtags, mentions and emoji
- Progress bars that turn red over the limit
- Words and lines
- Private: runs in your browser
Check your post fits every platform
Write once, post everywhere. Paste your caption or post to see at a glance whether it fits each platform's limit, with X's special counting rules applied.
Character limits by platform
| Platform | Limit |
|---|---|
| X (Twitter) post | 280 (weighted) |
| Threads post | 500 |
| Instagram caption | 2,200 |
| Instagram bio | 150 |
| TikTok caption | 4,000 |
| YouTube title | 100 |
| YouTube description | 5,000 |
| LinkedIn post | 3,000 |
| LinkedIn headline | 220 |
| Facebook post | 63,206 |
| Pinterest description | 500 |
Tips for captions that perform
- Front-load the hook: most platforms truncate long captions.
- Use line breaks to make longer posts easy to scan.
- Keep hashtags relevant, and see the hashtag generator.
Related tools
Character counter, word counter, and emoji picker.
How to use the Social Media Character Counter
- Type, paste or choose what you need in the tool above.
- Results appear instantly as you type or click.
- Use the copy and download buttons to grab the result.
- Paste it into your post, profile, ad or message.