Social media character counter

What is this tool for?

Every platform has its limits: 280 characters on X, 3,000 for a LinkedIn post, 2,200 for an Instagram caption and roughly 155–160 for a Google meta description before it gets cut off. Type or paste your text to see characters, words and lines, plus a colour-coded bar for each platform showing whether you're within the limit. Emojis count as a single character.

How to use it in 3 steps

1. 1

   Type or paste your text into the box.

2. 2

   Watch character, word and line counts update live.

3. 3

   Check each platform's bar: green = fine, amber = nearly there, red = over.

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