Question 1

What is the TikTok caption limit?

Accepted Answer

TikTok captions are capped at 2,200 characters. The first 100 characters are most important — they show before the "more" link.

Question 2

What about Instagram?

Accepted Answer

Instagram captions also cap at 2,200 characters. Only the first 125 characters appear in feed previews before being truncated.

Question 3

YouTube?

Accepted Answer

5,000 characters for video descriptions. Titles cap at 100 characters; only the first ~70 are visible in search results.

Question 4

X (Twitter)?

Accepted Answer

280 characters for free accounts, up to 25,000 for X Premium. The tool defaults to 280 unless you pick the Premium preset.

Question 5

LinkedIn posts?

Accepted Answer

Personal posts cap at 3,000 characters. Article (newsletter) titles cap at 150.

Question 6

Do hashtags count toward the limit?

Accepted Answer

Yes, on every platform — including the leading "#". Use the hashtag-character-counter tool to budget hashtag length separately.

Question 7

Are emojis counted as one character?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Does the count update live?

Accepted Answer

Yes — character, word, and hashtag counts update on every keystroke with platform-specific warnings shown in red as you cross thresholds.

Question 9

Can I save drafts?

Accepted Answer

Anonymous drafts persist in browser local storage. Sign in to sync across devices and tag drafts by campaign.

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