Character Limit Checker
Type once and see how your text fits every major platform limit — from a tweet to a meta description.
Every platform cuts your text off at a different point: 280 characters for an X post, 150 for an Instagram bio, about 60 before Google truncates a page title. Instead of looking each limit up and counting separately, paste your text here once and watch it measured against twelve common limits simultaneously — social posts, bios, SEO meta tags, ad headlines and SMS.
Each row shows a live progress bar that turns amber as you approach the limit and red once you're over, plus exactly how many characters you have left. It's built for social media managers scheduling one message across networks, and for SEO work where a truncated meta description means a wasted search impression. Like every tool on this site, counting happens in your browser — drafts of unannounced posts never leave your device.
How to use the Character Limit Checker
- Type or paste your post, caption, bio or meta text into the box.
- Watch the table below — every platform row updates live with your count, a progress bar and the characters remaining.
- Amber means you're within 10% of the limit; red means you're over and the text will be cut off or rejected.
- Trim and rephrase until the rows you care about are green.
Frequently asked questions
Which limits does the checker include?
X/Twitter posts (280) and bios (160), Instagram captions (2,200) and bios (150), TikTok captions (2,200), YouTube titles (100), LinkedIn posts (3,000), SEO meta titles (~60) and meta descriptions (~160), Google Ads headlines (30), SMS (160) and Pinterest descriptions (500).
How are emoji and special characters counted?
The checker counts Unicode characters, so a single emoji counts as one character — matching how Instagram and most platforms count. X/Twitter is the exception: it counts most CJK characters and some symbols as two, and every link as exactly 23, so treat the X row as a very close estimate.
Are the SEO title and description limits exact?
Google truncates by pixel width, not characters, so there is no exact number. Around 60 characters for titles and 160 for descriptions keeps you safely inside the typical cutoff on desktop and mobile results.
What happens if I go over an SMS limit?
Carriers split messages over 160 GSM characters into multiple segments, billed separately. Note that a single emoji or special symbol switches SMS to Unicode encoding, reducing each segment to 70 characters.
Is my draft stored or uploaded anywhere?
No. Everything runs locally in your browser — nothing you type is transmitted, logged or saved, so unpublished announcements stay private.