Social Character Counter
Check limits for every platform.
Social Character Counter at a glance
Social Character Counter is a free online social media tool you can use right now to check limits for every platform โ no account, no install and no usage limit. It runs entirely inside your browser, so whatever you enter stays on your own device.
- Price
- Free โ no trial, no paid tier, no watermark
- Sign-up
- Not required
- Where it runs
- In your browser โ nothing is uploaded to a server
- Works on
- Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge โ desktop, tablet and phone
- Category
- Social Media
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About Social Character Counter
Count your text against the character limits for each major platform, so a post is not truncated on publication.
The limits differ enough that a post written for one platform frequently will not fit another. They also change, which is why checking against a current count is safer than relying on a remembered number.
The subtlety worth knowing is that not every character counts as one. Many platforms count by unicode code points, so an emoji can consume two units, and characters outside the basic Latin range often count for more than their apparent length. A post that looks comfortably within a limit can be rejected because of the emoji in it โ which is why a counter that measures what the platform measures beats counting letters yourself.
Truncation position matters as much as the limit. Most feeds cut a longer post with a 'see more' link after the first line or two, so the opening sentence does the real work regardless of the full limit. Writing the most important point first is more valuable than using every available character.
How to use Social Character Counter
- Paste or type your post.
- Check the count against each platform's limit.
- Trim if needed, keeping the most important point in the opening line.
Frequently asked questions
Why does my post exceed the limit when it looks short enough?
Because not every character counts as one. Emoji and characters outside the basic Latin range often consume two or more units, so a post with several emoji can exceed a limit that the visible letter count suggests it meets.
Do links count toward the limit?
It depends on the platform โ some replace URLs with a fixed-length token regardless of the real length, others count every character. Check the count shown for the platform you are posting to.
Should I use the full character limit?
Not necessarily. Most feeds truncate after a line or two with a 'see more' link, so the opening sentence carries the weight. Leading with your main point matters more than filling the limit.
Is my draft uploaded?
No. Counting happens in your browser, so unpublished drafts stay on your device.