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X (Twitter) character counter

X does not count characters one by one. Links, emoji and many scripts carry extra weight, so a post that looks short can still be over 280. This counter uses X's own weighting.

Words: 0 · Hashtags: 0

  • X (Twitter) 0 / 280

    Links count as 23. Emoji and most non-Latin characters count as 2.

  • Same text on other platforms
  • Bluesky 0 / 300

    Counts graphemes: an emoji or an accented letter counts as one.

  • Threads 0 / 500
  • Mastodon 0 / 500

    Links count as 23. 500 is the default; some servers allow more.

  • Instagram 0 / 2,200

    At most 30 hashtags per caption.

  • LinkedIn 0 / 3,000
  • Facebook 0 / 63,206

Counting happens in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.

How X (Twitter) counts characters

  • Standard accounts get 280 characters per post.
  • Every link counts as 23 characters, however long it is.
  • Emoji count as 2. So do Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters, and some accented letters such as Vietnamese ế.
  • Images and videos do not count toward the limit.

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Frequently asked questions

Do links count toward the 280 limit on X?

Yes, but always as 23 characters. X shortens every link, so a 100-character URL and a 15-character URL cost the same.

Why does my Japanese or Chinese post run out of space faster?

X counts CJK characters as 2 each, so a post in Japanese, Chinese or Korean fits about 140 characters.

Can I post more than 280 characters?

Subscribers to X Premium can write much longer posts. For everyone else the limit is 280; split longer ideas into a thread.