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Social Character Counter

Write once and see immediately whether your text fits every platform’s limit. Hashtags and emojis are counted too, and Instagram line breaks are kept intact.

Using the Social Character Counter

1

Write or paste

Type your caption, post or description.

2

Watch the bars

A bar for each platform shows how much room is left.

3

Copy with spacing

Copy the text with line breaks that survive on Instagram.

Limits to remember

Main text limits (they can change over time).

TextCharactersNotes
Instagram caption2,200Up to 30 hashtags
TikTok caption4,000
X post280Links count as 23
YouTube title100Description 5,000
LinkedIn post3,000
Pinterest description500

Social Character Counter Questions & Answers

Why do emojis count as two characters?
Many emojis are stored as two code units, and some platforms count them that way.
How does X count links?
Every link counts as 23 characters, however long it really is.
Why do my Instagram line breaks disappear?
Instagram removes empty lines in some cases. The copy option inserts invisible spacing that keeps them.
Is my text saved?
No. Counting happens in your browser only.

Writing to Length on Every Platform

Every network cuts text at a different point, and some show only the first line or two before a "more" link. A social media character counter lets you write one version and see where each platform would trim it.

Front-load the message

Put the most important words at the start. The preview line is often all that people see.

Need the text itself? Draft it with the AI Caption & Bio Writer or the AI Title & Tag Writer, then add a styled headline from the Cool Text Generator.

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