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Platform Character Counter
ReferenceDoes your copy fit each platform? A live counter with every limit
Free accounts — subscribers get up to 25,000. X counts links its own way.
Shows the first ~125 characters before “more” — put what matters up front.
The bio is only 80 characters.
Longer posts (1,200–1,600) do well because the platform rewards reading time.
The preview is cut around 477 characters on desktop and 125 on mobile.
With a free text attachment of up to 10,000 characters.
Story text — a guideline; far less works better.
Limits verified against platform docs — last checked: July 2026. Platforms change them from time to time.
What does this number mean?
Every platform has a different character limit, and most cut the *display* long before the max: Instagram shows only the first 125 characters before "more". So the golden rule isn't "stay under the limit" — it's "put the hook and your main idea in the first line", before it gets truncated or the reader loses interest.