Twitter Character Counter

Count characters in your tweet in real time with a live remaining character display. Correctly counts URLs as 23 characters (Twitter's t.co standard), warns as you approach the 280-character limit, and flags over-limit text in red. No signup required.

Updated June 2026

How to use Twitter Character Counter

  1. 1

    Type or paste your post

    Draft your tweet or X post in the input box.

  2. 2

    Watch the live character count

    See exactly how many characters remain before hitting the limit.

  3. 3

    Copy your post when ready

    Paste it directly into Twitter/X.

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about twitter character counter.

Yes. Twitter/X wraps all URLs with t.co, making them exactly 23 characters regardless of the original URL length. This counter accounts for this automatically.

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