Character Counter with Platform Limits
A free, real-time character counter that shows exactly how your text fits on every major platform — Twitter/X, Instagram, LinkedIn, SMS, and more.
What Does It Count?
- Characters — total character count including spaces
- Characters (no spaces) — characters without whitespace
- Words — token count split on whitespace
- Sentences — count of
.,!,?terminators - Paragraphs — blocks separated by double line breaks
- Lines — non-empty lines
Platform Limits
| Platform | Limit |
|---|---|
| Twitter/X | 280 characters |
| LinkedIn Post | 3,000 characters |
| LinkedIn Article | 125,000 characters |
| Instagram Caption | 2,200 characters |
| Instagram Bio | 150 characters |
| Meta/Facebook | 63,206 characters |
| SMS (1 message) | 160 characters |
| SMS (2 messages) | 306 characters |
| 65,536 characters | |
| Google Ads Headline | 30 characters |
| Google Ads Description | 90 characters |
Each limit is displayed as a colored progress bar:
- Green — under 80% of the limit
- Amber — 80–100% of the limit
- Red — limit exceeded
Twitter Emoji Counting
Twitter/X uses a weighted character count. Most characters count as 1, but emoji and other characters outside the Basic Multilingual Plane (code points > U+FFFF) count as 2 characters. This tool applies the same rule so your tweet count matches what Twitter shows.
Normalize Spaces Option
Enable “Normalize spaces” to collapse multiple consecutive spaces, tabs, and line breaks into a single space and strip leading/trailing whitespace. Useful to clean up pasted text before checking limits.
Live Statistics
The counter updates on every keystroke. The summary bar shows characters, words, sentences, and paragraphs at a glance so you can monitor all metrics simultaneously without scrolling.
Privacy
All processing happens in your browser. Your text is never uploaded to any server.