Social Character Counter
Count characters for X, Threads, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest and Bluesky, with the way X counts links and wide characters.
Free · No upload · 100% on your device
How to use Social Character Counter
- Type or paste your text.
- The result updates as you type.
- Copy the result or download it as a file.
Private by design. Everything you type, open or record is processed in this browser tab and is never uploaded to KittySuite.
About Social Character Counter
X counts every link as 23 characters and Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters as 2, so its column can differ from the plain count. Emoji count as one character as you see them. Hashtags and mentions are counted too.
Everything runs in this browser tab: your text is never uploaded or stored, and the result updates as you type. It keeps working offline once the page has loaded.
Social Character Counter: frequently asked questions
How many characters can I use on each platform?
Paste your post to see it counted against X, Threads, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest and Bluesky limits.
Why is the X count different from the plain count?
X counts every link as 23 characters and Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters as 2.
How are emoji counted?
As one character each, as you see them.
How do I split a post that is too long?
Use Thread Splitter to break it into numbered posts.