Support: Character Counter

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Common questions

How many characters can an X post have?

280 for a standard account, with every link counted as 23 characters and most emoji and characters from scripts such as Chinese and Japanese counted as 2 (X developer documentation, Counting characters, read 5 October 2026). The X row uses that rule, so it can differ from the plain character count.

How many characters fit in one text message?

160 when every character is in the basic GSM alphabet, which covers English letters, digits and common punctuation; 70 when the message contains anything outside it, such as an emoji or a curly quote, which switches the whole message to 16-bit. Longer messages are split into parts of 153 or 67. The SMS panel says which alphabet your text needs and how many parts it takes.

What are the Etsy, eBay and Amazon title limits?

Etsy listing titles 140 characters, eBay titles 80, Amazon product titles 75 in most categories, from each marketplace's seller help (read 21 September 2026). The Listing Title Optimizer checks a title against each marketplace's other rules too.

What are the LinkedIn and YouTube limits?

LinkedIn posts take up to 3,000 characters (LinkedIn Help, read 5 October 2026). YouTube video titles take 100 characters and descriptions 5,000 (YouTube Help, Upload videos, read 5 October 2026).

Why are page title and meta description marked as guidelines?

Search engines cut them by pixel width, not by character count, so 60 and 160 are rules of thumb. The Meta Tag Generator measures the real width and shows where the cut falls.

Do spaces count as characters?

Yes, on every platform. The Without spaces count is given for cases, such as some forms and essays, that ask for it.

Is my text stored?

No. It is counted by code running in your browser and is gone when you close the page. Nothing is sent to us.

Is it free?

Yes, completely free, with no sign-up.