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title: "Caption Character Counter — TikTok, IG, YT, X Limits"
description: "Count caption characters in real time with platform limits for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, and LinkedIn. Free, fast, no signup."
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Free Creator Tool

# Caption Character *Counter*

Count caption characters in real time with platform limits for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, and LinkedIn. Free, fast, no signup.

Paste or type your caption

Characters

0

Code units

0

Words

0

Hashtags

0

Lines

0

### Platform limits

- TikTok
  
  0
  
  /
  
  2200
  
  First 100 chars show before "more".
- Instagram
  
  0
  
  /
  
  2200
  
  First 125 chars in feed previews.
- YouTube description
  
  0
  
  /
  
  5000
  
  Title 100 chars; description 5000.
- X (Twitter)
  
  0
  
  /
  
  280
  
  280 chars on free tier; 25,000 with Premium.
- X Premium
  
  0
  
  /
  
  25000
  
  X Premium long-form posts.
- LinkedIn
  
  0
  
  /
  
  3000
  
  Personal posts cap at 3000 chars.

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is the TikTok caption limit?**
  
  TikTok captions are capped at 2,200 characters. The first 100 characters are most important — they show before the "more" link.
- **What about Instagram?**
  
  Instagram captions also cap at 2,200 characters. Only the first 125 characters appear in feed previews before being truncated.
- **YouTube?**
  
  5,000 characters for video descriptions. Titles cap at 100 characters; only the first ~70 are visible in search results.
- **X (Twitter)?**
  
  280 characters for free accounts, up to 25,000 for X Premium. The tool defaults to 280 unless you pick the Premium preset.
- **LinkedIn posts?**
  
  Personal posts cap at 3,000 characters. Article (newsletter) titles cap at 150.
- **Do hashtags count toward the limit?**
  
  Yes, on every platform — including the leading "#". Use the hashtag-character-counter tool to budget hashtag length separately.
- **Are emojis counted as one character?**
  
  Visually yes, but most emojis are stored as 2-4 UTF-16 code units. We display both "user-perceived" characters and raw byte length so you know what each platform will count.
- **Does the count update live?**
  
  Yes — character, word, and hashtag counts update on every keystroke with platform-specific warnings shown in red as you cross thresholds.
- **Can I save drafts?**
  
  Anonymous drafts persist in browser local storage. Sign in to sync across devices and tag drafts by campaign.

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