Character Counter

Twitter/X has a 280 character limit per tweet. This includes all text, spaces, punctuation, and emojis. URLs automatically count as 23 characters regardless of their actual length due to t.co link shortening. Twitter Blue/Premium subscribers can post up to 25,000 characters.

Instagram captions have a maximum of 2,200 characters. However, captions are truncated after approximately 125 characters in the feed (users must tap "more" to see the rest). For maximum engagement, put the most important information at the beginning. Instagram bio limit is 150 characters.

Standard SMS using GSM-7 encoding allows 160 characters per message. If you include emojis, special characters, or non-Latin alphabets (which require Unicode/UCS-2 encoding), the limit drops to 70 characters per segment. Longer messages are split into multiple segments.

Characters with spaces counts every single character including spaces between words. Characters without spaces only counts letters, numbers, and punctuation, excluding all whitespace. Some platforms and contests specify "characters without spaces" to measure actual content length.

Google typically displays 150-160 characters for meta descriptions on desktop and slightly fewer on mobile. Aim for 150-155 characters to ensure your entire description shows without truncation. Include your primary keyword and a compelling call-to-action within this limit.

Reading time is calculated based on the average adult reading speed of 200-250 words per minute. Our calculator uses 200 WPM for a conservative estimate. For technical or complex content, readers may be slower (150-175 WPM), while light content may be read faster (250-300 WPM).

LinkedIn posts have a 3,000 character limit. For company pages, the limit is the same. LinkedIn article titles are limited to 100 characters, and the "About" section on profiles allows 2,600 characters. Headlines are limited to 120 characters.

It depends on the platform and encoding. Most modern platforms count basic emojis as 2 characters (they use Unicode). Some complex emojis (like family emojis or skin tone variations) may count as 7-11 characters because they are composed of multiple Unicode code points joined together.