Instantly count characters and words in real time. Check your text against X/Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and more — no signup; 100% free.
Three simple steps to count characters and check platform limits instantly.
Type or paste any text into the input box above. Your character and word counts update instantly as you type — no button clicks needed.
Click any platform preset — X/Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, or SMS Limit — to set the character limit. The progress bar turns red when you exceed it.
Once your text fits within the limit, click “Copy” to copy it to your clipboard. Paste directly into your social media platform and publish.
Every social media platform enforces strict character limits. X/Twitter caps posts at 280 characters, Instagram bios at 150, LinkedIn updates at 3,000, and SMS messages at 160. Exceeding these limits means your content gets cut off — or worse, fails to post entirely.
Our free character counter tracks your total characters, characters without spaces, and word count simultaneously. The live progress bar gives you instant visual feedback so you can trim your copy before you hit publish — saving time and avoiding embarrassing truncated posts.
Yes, spaces and punctuation marks are counted as characters by almost all platforms, including Twitter, SMS texts, and HTML text fields.
A standard tweet has a limit of 280 characters. However, X Premium subscribers can post up to 25,000 characters per post.
Simply paste your text into our free online character counter. It will instantly calculate the total characters (with and without spaces) and automatically check your text against 12 popular social media platform limits.