Social Media Character Counter
Check character and word counts for every major social media platform in one place with our free social media character counter. Type or paste your text to see live counts for Twitter/X tweets (280 chars), LinkedIn posts (3,000 chars), Instagram captions (2,200 chars), Facebook posts, TikTok captions, Pinterest pin titles, and YouTube titles and descriptions — all updated instantly. Colour-coded progress bars warn you before you hit the limit. No signup required.
Type or paste your text to instantly see live character and word counts for every major social media platform. Each field shows a progress bar, remaining characters, and a warning when you approach or exceed the platform's limit — all processed locally in your browser.
Why Use Our Social Media Character Counter?
Live Character Count for All Platforms
Our social media character counter updates every keystroke — no button to press. Type or paste your text and instantly see character counts, word counts, remaining characters, and a colour-coded progress bar for Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, and YouTube all at once.
8 Platforms, 25+ Individual Field Limits
The social media character counter covers every field that matters: tweets, bios, LinkedIn posts, Instagram captions, Facebook ad copy, TikTok captions, Pinterest pin titles, and YouTube titles and descriptions — each with its accurate platform limit and a note on how much text is visible before truncation.
Secure Social Media Character Counter Online
All character counting happens locally in your browser. Your post drafts, captions, and ad copy never leave your device — the social media character counter processes everything client-side, so your content stays completely private.
Social Media Character Counter — No Installation
Use our free social media character counter directly in your browser with no downloads, no extensions, and no account required. Bookmark it and use it from any device — write once, check limits for all 8 platforms simultaneously.
Common Use Cases for Social Media Character Counter
Cross-Platform Content Repurposing
When repurposing a single piece of content for multiple platforms, use our social media character counter to instantly see which versions fit each platform's limits. Paste your full draft once and trim per-platform versions side-by-side without switching tabs.
Social Media Manager Workflow
Social media managers scheduling content across multiple platforms can use the social media character counter to validate every post before it goes into their scheduling tool — catching over-limit captions and bios before they hit the publish queue.
Facebook & LinkedIn Ad Copywriting
Ad copy has strict character limits that directly affect display quality. The social media character counter shows Facebook ad headline (40 chars), primary text (125 chars), and description (30 chars) limits in real time so copywriters can optimise copy without guessing.
Profile Bio Optimisation
Bios on Twitter/X (160 chars), Instagram (150 chars), TikTok (80 chars), and LinkedIn (220 chars) all have different limits. Use the social media character counter to write the most impactful version of your bio for each platform simultaneously.
YouTube SEO Title & Description
YouTube rewards keyword-rich titles under 60 visible characters in search and descriptions with key info in the first 157 chars. The social media character counter shows YouTube title (100 chars) and description (5,000 chars) limits with visibility notes so you can optimise both.
Content Agency Client Deliverables
Content agencies writing platform-specific copy for clients can use the social media character counter to validate all deliverables meet platform specs before handoff — reducing revision rounds caused by over-limit captions or headlines.
Understanding Social Media Character Limits
What is a Social Media Character Counter?
A social media character counter is a tool that shows you in real time how many characters and words are in your text — and compares that count against the official character limits for each social media platform. Character limits vary significantly: a Twitter / X tweet allows only 280 characters, while a LinkedIn post allows 3,000 and a Facebook post allows over 63,000. Within those limits, platforms also have visible truncation points— the number of characters shown before a "see more" or "read more" link appears — which are often much shorter than the technical maximum. Our social media character counter tracks both the hard limit and the practical visibility threshold so you can optimise for what actually appears in the feed.
How Our Social Media Character Counter Works
- Type or Paste Your Text: Enter your content into any field — tweet, post, caption, bio, ad headline, or description. The social media character counter updates every keystroke with a live character count, word count, and a progress bar showing how close you are to the limit.
- Watch the Colour Indicators:Each field turns amber when you reach 90% of the limit and red when you exceed it. The platform panel header also shows an "Over limit" badge if any field is over, making it easy to spot issues at a glance across all 8 platforms.
- Use the Platform Filter:Click any platform tab to focus on just that platform's fields, or keep "All Platforms" selected to see every field simultaneously. The global stats bar at the top shows total character count, total word count, and the number of fields currently over their limit.
Platform Character Limits at a Glance
- Twitter / X: 280 chars per tweet (URLs count as 23 chars regardless of length); 160 chars bio; 50 chars display name.
- LinkedIn: 3,000 chars for feed posts; 150 chars article headline; 220 chars profile headline; 2,600 chars About section.
- Instagram: 2,200 chars caption (first ~125 visible in feed); 150 chars bio; 30 chars username.
- Facebook: 63,206 chars for feed posts (first ~477 visible); 40 chars ad headline; 125 chars ad primary text; 30 chars ad description.
- TikTok: 2,200 chars video caption; 80 chars bio.
- Pinterest: 100 chars pin title (first 30–40 visible in grid); 500 chars pin description.
- YouTube: 100 chars video title (first 60–70 visible in search); 5,000 chars video description (first 157 visible in search).
Privacy, Security & Availability
All character counting in our social media character counter runs entirely in your browser. Your post drafts, captions, ad copy, and bios are never sent to any server, stored, or logged anywhere. Your content stays completely private on your device. The tool is 100% free, requires no signup, and has no usage limits — write and check as many posts as you need, for as many platforms as you need, completely free, forever.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Social Media Character Counter
A social media character counter is a tool that shows live character and word counts for your text alongside the official character limits for each social media platform. Our social media character counter covers Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, and YouTube — showing colour-coded progress bars and remaining character counts for every field, updated instantly as you type.
Twitter / X allows 280 characters per tweet. URLs in tweets are always counted as 23 characters regardless of the actual URL length. Your bio is limited to 160 characters and your display name to 50 characters.
LinkedIn feed posts allow up to 3,000 characters. However, only the first approximately 150 characters are visible on mobile before the "see more" button appears. Your profile headline is limited to 220 characters, your About section to 2,600 characters, and connection request messages to 300 characters.
Instagram captions can be up to 2,200 characters long. However, only the first approximately 125 characters are visible in the feed before the "more" link appears. Your Instagram bio is limited to 150 characters and your username to 30 characters.
Facebook feed posts technically allow up to 63,206 characters. In practice, only the first 477 characters are shown on desktop before the "See More" link. Facebook ad headlines are limited to 40 characters, primary text to 125 characters, and ad descriptions to 30 characters.
YouTube video titles are limited to 100 characters. However, only the first 60–70 characters are visible in search results and recommendations — so put your target keyword in the first 60 characters. Video descriptions allow up to 5,000 characters, but only the first 157 characters appear in Google search results.
Yes. All character counting in our social media character counter runs entirely in your browser. Your post drafts, captions, ad copy, and bios are never sent to any server, stored, or logged. Your content stays completely private on your device every time you use our social media character counter online.
Yes. By default our social media character counter shows all 8 platforms simultaneously — Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube title, and YouTube description. You can also use the platform filter tabs to focus on a single platform. The global stats bar shows your total character count and how many fields are currently over their limit across all platforms.
Yes! Our social media character counter is 100% free with no signup, no account, and no usage limits. Check character counts for any number of posts across all 8 platforms — completely free, forever.