The Character Counter counts your characters and words live as you type, and shows how much room you have left on Twitter / X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, SMS and more. It is perfect for writing posts and bios that fit, keeping SMS to one message, and trimming SEO titles and meta descriptions to the right length. Everything runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
The most-used limits, so you know exactly how much space you have.
Platform
Characters
Twitter / X post
280
Twitter / X (Premium)
25,000
Instagram caption
2,200
Instagram bio
150
TikTok caption
2,200
Threads post
500
Bluesky post
300
Facebook post
63,206
LinkedIn post
3,000
LinkedIn headline
220
YouTube title
100
YouTube description
5,000
SMS (one message)
160
SEO title tag
~60
Meta description
~160
Limits can change over time — the live bars above always reflect the current built-in values.
What it counts
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Characters — every letter, number, space, emoji and symbol
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No spaces — the total with all spaces removed
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Words — groups of characters separated by spaces
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Lines & sentences — line breaks, and sentences ending in . ! or ?
How to use it
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Type or paste your text into the box
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Watch the counts and platform bars update instantly
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Copy or download your text, or clear it and start again
Frequently asked questions
A character counter is a free tool that counts the characters and words in your text as you type. It is useful for staying within limits on social media, SMS, forms and SEO tags.
A standard post on Twitter / X is limited to 280 characters. Subscribers to X Premium can post much longer, up to 25,000 characters.
A single SMS holds 160 characters. Longer messages still send, but they are split into segments of about 153 characters each and may be charged as more than one text.
Instagram captions can be up to 2,200 characters, but only the first 125 or so show before the caption is cut off with a “more” link, so put the important words first.
Yes, the main count includes spaces, because most platforms count them. The “No Spaces” figure shows the total with spaces removed.
Words are counted as groups of characters separated by spaces or line breaks, which matches how most word counts and platforms work.
Around 150 to 160 characters. Google typically shows up to about 160 characters of a meta description in search results before trimming it.
Yes. All counting happens in your browser on your device. Your text is never uploaded or saved when you close the page.
Yes, it is completely free with no sign-up and no limits, and it works on any phone, tablet or computer.