Social Media Character Counter

Check character counts for Twitter/X (280), Instagram (2200), LinkedIn (3000) and more with visual progress bars showing remaining characters

Social Media Counter

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How to Use Social Media

  1. 1 Type or paste your social media post
  2. 2 See live character counts for each platform
  3. 3 Watch the progress bars fill up as you approach limits
  4. 4 Red warning appears when you exceed a platform limit

What You Get

Real-time character counting with visual indicators for major social media platforms. Shows remaining characters and warns when limits are exceeded.

Input: Short tweet

Output: ✅ Twitter: 45/280 characters

Input: Long LinkedIn post

Output: ⚠️ LinkedIn: 3,200/3,000 (over limit)

What are the current character limits?

Twitter/X: 280, Instagram caption: 2,200, LinkedIn post: 3,000, Facebook: 63,206, TikTok: 2,200.

Do URLs count toward the limit?

On Twitter, URLs are shortened to 23 characters regardless of length. Other platforms count full URL length.

What about emojis?

Most emojis count as 2 characters due to Unicode encoding. Our counter shows the accurate platform count.

Are hashtags counted?

Yes, hashtags count as regular characters including the # symbol.

Your text never leaves your browser. All counting happens locally and privately.