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Paste text to count characters with and without spaces, check X's weighted 280-character count, see how many SMS messages it takes, and compare against Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and SEO title limits.

Characters
0
Without spaces
0
Words
0
Bytes (UTF-8)
0
Reading time
0 s
Speaking time
0 s
Lines
0
SMS
0 × GSM-7

Platform limits

Word splitting
  • X post0 / 280

    Weighted: CJK and emoji count 2, links 23

  • Instagram caption0 / 2,200
  • LinkedIn post0 / 3,000
  • YouTube title0 / 100
  • YouTube description0 / 5,000
  • SEO title (typical display)0 / 60

    Google cuts by pixel width, not a fixed count

  • Meta description (typical display)0 / 160

    A guide, not a rule

Characters are counted as you see them (an emoji with skin tone is one). Your text stays in this tab and is cleared when you close it.

How to use it

  1. Type or paste the text.
  2. Read characters with and without spaces at the top.
  3. Check the bar for the platform you are posting to; red means over.

Details

X (Twitter)
280 weighted characters: Latin text counts 1, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and emoji count 2, every link counts 23 (twitter-text rules)
Instagram
Caption up to 2,200 characters
LinkedIn
Post up to 3,000 characters
YouTube
Title up to 100 characters, description up to 5,000
SMS
160 GSM-7 characters in one message, 153 per part when split; any other character switches to Unicode at 70 (67 per part)

Questions

Is anything I type sent anywhere?

No. The calculation runs in this page with JavaScript; dates, text and numbers are never uploaded or stored on a server.

Do spaces count as characters?

Yes, on every social platform and in SMS. 'Without spaces' is shown for forms and assignments that ask for it.

Why does X say I have fewer characters left?

X weights characters: Japanese, Chinese, Korean and emoji count as two, and every link counts as 23 regardless of its length. The X bar uses those rules, so it matches the counter in the post box.

Why did my SMS become two messages?

One character outside the GSM-7 set (an emoji, a curly quote or Hindi text) switches the whole message to Unicode, where the limit drops from 160 to 70. The SMS line shows the encoding and number of parts.

What is the right length for a title tag?

Google has no fixed character limit; it truncates by pixel width, usually around 50 to 60 characters. The bar is a guide, not a rule.