Social Media Character Counter

Twitter (now called X) has a character limit of 280 characters per tweet. However, tweets with 71-100 characters tend to get the highest engagement. Links are automatically shortened to 23 characters using Twitter's URL shortener (t.co), and media attachments don't count toward the character limit.

Instagram captions can be up to 2,200 characters long, but only the first 125 characters (about 2 lines) are visible before the "...more" button. Instagram bios are limited to 150 characters. For best engagement, keep the most important information in the first 2 lines and use 3-5 relevant hashtags.

While Facebook allows up to 63,206 characters, shorter posts (40-80 characters) tend to get 86% higher engagement. Posts with 1-2 sentences perform best in the news feed. If you need to share longer content, consider breaking it into multiple posts or using Facebook Notes for articles.

Hashtag best practices vary by platform: Twitter - 1-2 hashtags (more can decrease engagement), Instagram - 3-5 hashtags for best results (up to 30 allowed), LinkedIn - 3-5 relevant hashtags, TikTok - 3-5 hashtags, Facebook - 1-2 hashtags (minimal use recommended). Always use relevant, specific hashtags over generic ones.

Yes, our character counter accurately counts emojis. However, note that some complex emojis (like flags or skin tone modifiers) may count as 2 or more characters depending on their Unicode encoding. Most social media platforms count emojis similarly, but always check the platform's native counter before posting.