Character & Word Counter for Socials
Live character, word, sentence, and hashtag counter with platform limit meters for Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Threads. 100% free.
Post Composer & Metrics
Social Media Platform Character Limits
Live meters highlight when text exceeds character constraintsAbout this tool
How to use it
- Type or paste your post, tweet, video description, or bio into the text composer.
- Inspect instant real-time character counts, words, sentences, paragraphs, and reading/speaking times.
- Monitor live visual meters for Twitter/X (280), Threads (500), Instagram captions (2,200) and bios (150), TikTok (80 bio, 4,000 caption), LinkedIn (3,000 post, 220 headline), YouTube (100 title), and SMS (160 GSM-7).
- Track hashtags (#) and mentions (@) automatically as you write.
- Click 'Copy Text' to transfer your validated text directly to your clipboard.
Why it matters
["Every social platform enforces strict character ceilings, and posts that exceed limits fail to publish or truncate key call-to-actions behind 'read more' buttons.", 'Generic word counters only give total length, leaving creators guessing how close they are to specific social platform thresholds.', 'This tool executes 100% locally on your browser with zero latency and zero data tracking, keeping your drafts completely private.']
When to use it
['Drafting tweets and Threads posts to ensure they fit within single post allowances.', 'Crafting Instagram bios or LinkedIn headlines where every single character counts.', 'Optimizing YouTube video titles to prevent truncation on mobile search results.', 'Writing marketing SMS broadcasts to ensure messages fit in a single 160-character billing segment.']
Common questions
How do emojis count towards character limits on social media?
On most platforms like Twitter/X, Instagram, and LinkedIn, each emoji generally counts as 2 characters due to UTF-16 surrogate pairs. On SMS networks, including an emoji forces the message to switch from GSM-7 (160 chars) to UCS-2 encoding (70 chars per segment).
What is the pre-fold cutoff for Instagram captions?
Instagram truncates captions in the feed after approximately 125 characters, hiding the rest behind a '...more' link. Placing your hook and primary message within the first 125 characters is critical for engagement.
Are my drafts saved or sent to any server?
No. All text metrics and platform calculations are computed 100% client-side in your browser. Nothing is ever sent to a server, stored in cookies, or tracked.