Count words and characters the moment you type
Whether you’re trimming a tweet to fit, checking that an Instagram bio lands under 150 characters, or making sure a meta description won’t get truncated in Google, the numbers matter. This word and character counter updates instantly as you type or paste, so you never have to guess how long your text is.
What it measures
- Words — useful for articles, scripts and essays.
- Characters (with and without spaces) — the number social platforms actually limit.
- Sentences and paragraphs — quick readability signals.
- Reading and speaking time — handy for captions, voiceovers and presentations.
Built-in platform limits
The limit bars show how your text measures against the real caps on X/Twitter, Instagram captions and bios, TikTok, YouTube titles, LinkedIn posts and SEO meta descriptions. When you go over, the bar turns red so you can see how much to cut under this counter's counting method.
| Limit | Characters | The number that actually matters |
|---|---|---|
| X / Twitter post | 280 | 70–100 chars gets read whole |
| Instagram caption | 2,200 | folds after ~125 — hook goes there |
| Instagram bio | 150 | emojis count as 2+ each |
| TikTok caption | 4,000 | only the first line shows on screen |
| YouTube title | 100 | search cuts it around 70 |
| LinkedIn post | 3,000 | folds at ~210 on desktop |
| Meta description | ~160 | Google truncates by pixels, not chars |
Common caption, bio, username and comment limits — plus notes on where text may truncate — live in our character limits cheat sheet. It includes a review date, source notes and a reminder to verify critical copy in the current app.
Private and instant
Everything is calculated locally in your browser. Your draft never leaves your device, which makes this safe for confidential copy, client work, or anything you’d rather not paste into a server-side tool.