Character Counter
Count characters in your text and see how many remain for Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, SMS, and SEO meta fields.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Twitter's character limit?
Twitter (now X) has a 280-character limit for standard posts. URLs are always counted as 23 characters regardless of actual length. Images, GIFs, and polls do not count toward the character limit, but quote-tweets and replies include the @username in the count.
Does SMS count spaces toward the 160-character limit?
Yes — spaces count as characters in SMS. A standard SMS uses GSM-7 encoding allowing 160 characters per message. If your message exceeds 160 characters, most carriers split it into multiple messages (each 153 characters due to concatenation headers) and may charge per segment.
What is the Instagram caption character limit?
Instagram allows up to 2,200 characters per caption, but only the first 125 characters appear before the 'more' cutoff in the feed. Front-load your key message in the first 125 characters for maximum reach. Instagram also limits hashtags to 30 per post.