Toolstia / Social media character counter
Social media character counter
Paste or type a caption, bio, title or post and see at once how it fits each platform's limit, with a bar for each and a warning when you go over.
- X (Twitter) post0 / 280 (280 left)
Links count as 23 characters. Emoji and CJK characters count as 2.
- Instagram caption0 / 2200 (2200 left)
- Instagram bio0 / 150 (150 left)
- Threads post0 / 500 (500 left)
- Bluesky post0 / 300 (300 left)
- LinkedIn post0 / 3000 (3000 left)
- LinkedIn headline0 / 220 (220 left)
- YouTube title0 / 100 (100 left)
- YouTube description0 / 5000 (5000 left)
- Pinterest pin title0 / 100 (100 left)
- Google title (about)0 / 60 (60 left)
A rule of thumb. Google cuts titles by pixel width, not a fixed count.
- Meta description (about)0 / 160 (160 left)
A rule of thumb. Google may show more or less.
Limits are the numbers published by each platform when we last checked. Platforms change them, and some accounts get higher limits.
How it works
- Paste or type your text.
- Watch the bars. Green means it fits, red means it is too long.
- Trim the text until the platform you need is in the green.
How X counts
X counts every link as 23 characters whatever its real length, and counts emoji and Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters as 2. This tool applies those rules for the X row. All other rows count each character once.
Limits change
These numbers are the limits published by each platform when we last checked. Platforms change them, and paid or verified accounts can get higher limits, for example on X.
Titles and descriptions for Google
The Google title and meta description rows are rules of thumb, about 60 and 160 characters. Google actually cuts text by its width on screen, so a title of narrow letters may fit more.
Emoji and hidden characters
An emoji counts as one character in most rows, even if it is built from several code points. Hidden characters that appear when you copy from some AI tools are counted too, which can explain a count that looks too high. The AI text cleaner can remove them.
Questions
Does it count spaces?
Yes. Spaces and line breaks count as characters on these platforms.
What is the Instagram caption limit?
2,200 characters, and the bio limit is 150.
Is my text stored?
No. It is counted in your browser and never sent anywhere.
Can I count words instead?
Yes, use the word counter for words, sentences and reading time.