# Character counter

> Live character, word and hashtag counts against every platform limit.

Canonical page: https://www.socialfaktory.com/tools/social-media-character-counter

Type or paste your caption, bio or post and watch live counts against the real limits of TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook and Threads. Emoji are counted the way platforms count them.

## How it works

1. **Paste your text**: Drop in a caption, bio, title or post. Counting happens live as you type.
2. **Check every platform at once**: Each card compares your text against one platform limit, with a progress bar and an over-limit warning.
3. **Trim and ship**: Cut until every platform you post to is green, then paste the text straight into the app.

## What you get

- All the limits that matter in one view: TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook and Threads.
- Emoji-aware counting, so one visible emoji counts as one character.
- Word and hashtag counts alongside characters.
- Free, no signup, and nothing you type ever leaves your browser.

## Frequently asked questions

### How many characters can a TikTok caption have?

TikTok captions allow up to 2,200 characters, the same as Instagram captions. Only around the first 100 are visible before the fold, so put your hook first.

### How are emoji counted?

This counter is grapheme-aware, so one visible emoji counts as one character even when it is technically built from several code points. That matches how most platforms enforce their limits.

### What are the character limits for each platform?

TikTok and Instagram captions allow 2,200 characters, an Instagram bio 150, an X post 280, a YouTube title 100, a YouTube description 5,000, a LinkedIn post 3,000, a Facebook post 63,206 and a Threads post 500.

### Is my text stored anywhere?

No. Counting happens live in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to a server, stored or logged.

## More detail

- All free tools: https://www.socialfaktory.com/tools.md
- The paid product: https://www.socialfaktory.com/features.md
- Pricing: https://www.socialfaktory.com/plans.md