Character counter
Count characters and see how much room is left on each platform.
Count characters (with and without spaces), words and lines in real time, and track the limits of major platforms: 280 for X/Twitter, 2,200 for Instagram captions, 60 for SEO titles, 160 for meta descriptions and SMS. When the text exceeds a limit, the counter flags it in amber.
Characters and social-media limits
Every network has its cap: X (Twitter) works with 280 characters, an Instagram bio with 150, ad titles and Google meta descriptions have ideal ranges, and SMS breaks at 160. The counter shows in real time how many characters you have used and how many are left for each limit — so your text fits on the first try, without being cut off.
Why the limit sometimes drops faster
Emojis and special characters can count as more than one character in some systems (SMS, for instance, switches to 70 per segment when an emoji is present). So the real number may fall faster than you expect. Counting before publishing avoids the surprise of a cut caption or an ad rejected for exceeding the limit.
Private, right in the browser
The text is counted on your device, with no upload to servers. Paste drafts of posts, messages or ads freely. For word, sentence and reading-time counts of longer texts, use the word counter.
Frequently asked questions
How many characters do emoji and accents count as?
Here, each visible symbol counts as 1 — including emoji and accented letters — which is how Instagram and forms count. Practical exception: in SMS, accented characters can shrink the limit from 160 to 70 due to a different encoding.
How is this different from the word counter?
This one focuses on character limits for social media and SEO; the word counter focuses on long-form text (sentences, paragraphs, reading time). Pick whichever fits the task — both count live.
Do platform limits change?
Rarely, but they do (X went from 140 to 280, and subscribers get higher caps). The values here are the current standard limits; treat them as a writing reference, not platform law.