Free Social Media Character Counter

Count your post against the real limit for each platform — and see where it gets cut off with a “more” link, which usually matters more than the limit itself.

Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded

Platform

Free accounts get 280 characters. Links always count as 23 regardless of their real length.

Your post

0 / 280280 remaining

Limits change. These were last checked in September 2026. Platforms adjust them without announcement, so if something here looks wrong, trust the platform.

Emoji are counted as one character each, which is how platforms count them — even though JavaScript treats many of them as two. Counters that get this wrong will tell you a post is over the limit when it is not.

What this tool does not do: Platform limits change without announcement. These were last verified in September 2026 and the date is shown on the results.

How to use this tool

Pick the platform you are posting to.
Paste or write your post.
Check the truncation preview — the greyed-out part is hidden until someone taps.

What is Social Media Character Counter?

Every platform has two numbers that matter, and the one people quote is usually the less important one. Facebook allows 63,206 characters but cuts posts off at around 477. Instagram allows 2,200 but shows about 125. The limit tells you when you get an error; the truncation point tells you when you lose the reader.

Emoji are counted here by code point, which is how platforms count them. JavaScript treats many emoji as two characters, so counters that use the naive length will tell you a post is over the limit when it is not.

Best practices

Put the hook before the truncation point, not after it.
On X, remember every link counts as 23 characters however long it is.
Keep hashtags at the end where they do not interrupt the sentence.
Write for the platform rather than cross-posting the same text everywhere.

Frequently asked questions

Why do the numbers differ from another counter?

Usually emoji. This counts by code point, the way platforms do; many counters use JavaScript string length, which counts most emoji as two. Link handling on X is the other common difference.

Are these limits current?

They were verified in September 2026, and that date is shown with the results. Platforms change limits without announcing them, so if something looks wrong, trust the platform over this tool.