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
- 1Type or paste your post
- 2Watch the live character count
- 3Copy your post when ready
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How to use Twitter Character Counter
- 1
Type or paste your post
Draft your tweet or X post in the input box.
- 2
Watch the live character count
See exactly how many characters remain before hitting the limit.
- 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.
Standard accounts have a 280-character limit per tweet. Twitter Blue/X Premium subscribers can post longer tweets. This counter targets the standard 280-character limit.
Yes. Most emojis count as 2 characters in Twitter's counting system (because they are Unicode code points outside the basic multilingual plane). The counter handles this correctly.
Yes. Spaces, line breaks, and punctuation all count toward the character limit.
Check each tweet individually by pasting the text. The 280-character limit applies to each tweet in a thread independently.
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