Character counter

Count characters, words and sentences as you type, and check your text against Instagram, X, Telegram, YouTube and SMS limits.

Paste your text to count characters, words, sentences and reading time, and check it against platform limits: Instagram caption 2,200 and bio 150 characters, X post 280, Telegram message 4,096 and media caption 1,024, YouTube title 100, meta description about 160 and one SMS 160 (70 with emoji or Cyrillic). Emoji count as one character.

Limits as of November 2026; platforms change them occasionally. Your text is counted in the browser and saved only in this browser's local storage.

How it works

  1. Paste your text — Type or paste a caption, post, bio or article into the box. Everything is counted instantly in your browser.
  2. Check the numbers — See characters, words, sentences, paragraphs, lines, hashtags and estimated reading time.
  3. Fit the limit — Watch the platform bars. A bar turns red when the text is too long, and shows how many characters to cut.

Frequently asked questions

How many characters can an Instagram caption have?

Up to 2,200 characters. Only the first ~125 characters show before "more", so put the key message at the start. The bio limit is 150 characters.

Do emoji count as one character?

Here, yes: the counter counts what you see, so 👍🏽 or a flag is one character. Some platforms count differently: X counts emoji as 2 and Telegram's limit also treats most emoji as 2.

Why does my SMS fit only 70 characters?

A standard SMS holds 160 Latin (GSM-7) characters. One Cyrillic letter, emoji or other special character switches the whole message to Unicode, which fits 70 characters, and long messages are split into parts of 67.

Is my text stored or sent anywhere?

No. Counting happens in your browser. The text is kept only in this browser's local storage so it's still there after a refresh, and Clear removes it.

Character Limits 2026: Instagram, X, Telegram, SMS