Question 1

How do I count characters for social media?

Accepted Answer

Type or paste your text and see the character count update in real time. Platform-specific limits (Twitter 280, Instagram 2200, LinkedIn 3000, etc.) are shown with progress bars so you know exactly how much space you have left.

Question 2

What are the character limits for each social media platform?

Accepted Answer

Twitter/X: 280 characters. Instagram captions: 2,200. LinkedIn posts: 3,000. Facebook posts: 63,206. YouTube descriptions: 5,000. TikTok captions: 2,200. Meta descriptions: 155-160 characters.

Question 3

Do emojis count as one character?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the platform. Most platforms count emojis as 2 characters (due to UTF-16 encoding). Our tool counts characters the same way web browsers do, giving you an accurate count for web use.

Character Counter