Count characters in your tweet or X post in real time — see remaining characters, preview your post and check if links, mentions and hashtags fit within the 280 character limit.
Type or paste your tweet text into the editor. The character count updates in real time as you type — including spaces, punctuation, emojis and line breaks.
The counter shows characters used, characters remaining and flags if you are over the 280 character limit. URLs are counted as 23 characters each (Twitter standard), hashtags and mentions count normally.
Click Copy to clipboard and paste directly into X (Twitter). The tool also shows a visual preview of how your tweet will appear.
X (formerly Twitter) allows a maximum of 280 characters per post for most accounts. This limit applies to text, spaces, punctuation, emojis and line breaks. URLs are automatically shortened by Twitter and counted as 23 characters regardless of their actual length. Images, videos and GIFs do not count toward the character limit.
Emojis typically count as 2 characters on Twitter because they use Unicode code points outside the basic multilingual plane. This means a single emoji like a flag or multi-skin-tone emoji can use 2 or more characters toward your 280 limit. Our counter accurately reflects Twitter character counting rules for emojis.
All URLs — regardless of length — are wrapped by Twitter\ t.co URL shortener and counted as exactly 23 characters. A long URL like https://www.example.com/very/long/path takes up only 23 characters in your tweet. Our counter applies this rule automatically when it detects a URL in your text.
Yes — hashtags and mentions count as regular characters. The # symbol, the @ symbol and all the letters in the hashtag or username are counted. For example, @visiblytics counts as 13 characters and #SEOtips counts as 8 characters. Plan your hashtag usage carefully if you are close to the limit.
X Premium (formerly Twitter Blue) subscribers can post longer-form content — up to 25,000 characters in some tiers. However, the standard public tweet limit remains 280 characters for most users. Our counter is calibrated for the standard 280-character limit.
Yes — write and optimise your tweet in this tool first, then copy it to a scheduling tool like Buffer, Hootsuite or TweetDeck. By checking the character count here first, you avoid the scheduling platform truncating or rejecting your post.
Fonts render differently across platforms, and line breaks may appear different. Twitter also wraps text responsively on different screen sizes. The character count is the reliable measure — if it shows under 280, your tweet will post in full regardless of visual appearance in the editor.
Twitter will not allow you to post a tweet that exceeds the character limit. The Tweet button becomes greyed out and a negative character count is shown in red. You must edit the text down before posting. Our counter replicates this behaviour — showing red when you exceed 280 characters.
