Question 1

What is the character limit for X (Twitter)?

Accepted Answer

X (Twitter) has a character limit of 280 characters for regular tweets. This includes all text, spaces, and emojis. URLs always count as 23 characters regardless of their actual length — our tool accounts for this.

Question 2

What is the character limit for Instagram captions?

Accepted Answer

Instagram captions can be up to 2,200 characters long. However, captions are truncated after the first 125 characters in the feed, so make sure your most important message comes first. You can also use up to 30 hashtags per post.

Question 3

What is the character limit for LinkedIn posts?

Accepted Answer

LinkedIn posts can be up to 3,000 characters. The first 140 characters are visible before the 'see more' button, so lead with a strong hook to encourage people to expand your post.

Question 4

What is the character limit for TikTok captions?

Accepted Answer

TikTok captions can be up to 4,000 characters. This includes hashtags and mentions. Keep in mind that shorter, punchier captions tend to perform better on TikTok.

Question 5

What is the character limit for YouTube descriptions?

Accepted Answer

YouTube video descriptions can be up to 5,000 characters. Only the first 100-150 characters appear in search results and above the 'Show more' fold, so front-load your most important information.

Question 6

Do emojis count as one character?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the platform. Most platforms count emojis as 2 characters due to Unicode encoding, but some count them as 1. Our counter counts characters the same way your browser does. For the most accurate count, always test directly on the platform.

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