X and Twitter Character Counter
Count a post the way X counts it, with links as 23 and emoji as 2.
Works in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to us or kept.
Counted in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to us or kept.
X and Twitter Character Counter at a glance
- Price
- Free
- Data sent to us
- None, it runs in your browser
- Sign-up
- Not needed
- Counts
- Characters, words, sentences, paragraphs, lines, bytes
- Limits
- X, SMS, Etsy, eBay, Amazon, LinkedIn, YouTube, your own
- Sources
- Each platform's own help pages, named in the FAQ
How to use X and Twitter Character Counter
- Type or pastePut the text in the box. Every count updates as you type.
- Read the limitsEach platform row shows how much of its limit is used, counted its way, and turns red when the text is over.
- Fix and copyTrim the text, change its case if you like, and press Copy text.
Type or paste the post and watch the X row: 280 characters for a standard account, counted X's way, with every link as 23 characters however long it is and emoji and characters from scripts such as Chinese and Japanese as 2, as X's developer documentation sets out. The row turns red when the post is over, and the plain character count is shown beside it so you can see the difference.
How it works
X and Twitter Character Counter is a web page that does its work on your own device. Everything you type or choose is worked out by your browser and never sent to a server, so nothing is stored and there is nothing to delete. There is no account, no sign-up and no limit on how often you use it.
Why a link counts as 23
X shortens every link to its own t.co address, which is 23 characters, so a long address costs no more than a short one and a short one costs no less.
Questions
Does a premium account get more?
Yes, subscribers can post much longer text. The 280 limit here is for standard accounts, which is what most readers see in full without a Show more.
Other shortcuts
Character Counter · SMS Length Calculator
More
More Text tools
See all →
Base64 Encoder and Decoder
Text ToolsBase64 both ways: text or a file in, text, a data URI or a file out, with nothing sent anywhere.
JSON, YAML and XML Converter
Text ToolsConvert JSON, YAML and XML into one another as you type, with the errors pointed out, on your device.
Diff Checker
Text ToolsCompare two texts and see exactly what changed, down to the word, without sending them anywhere.