Every social media platform has its own character limits. Knowing these limits is essential for social media managers, marketers, and anyone who posts content online. This guide covers the character limits for all major platforms.
X (Twitter) Character Limits
X (formerly Twitter) has a 280 character limit for standard tweets. X Premium subscribers can post up to 4,000 characters. Direct messages have a 10,000 character limit. Use a character counter to check your tweet length before posting.
LinkedIn Character Limits
LinkedIn has several character limits: Posts: 3,000 characters, Article summaries: 150 characters, Profile headlines: 220 characters, Profile summary: 2,000 characters, Profile experience descriptions: 2,000 characters each. LinkedIn is a professional network, so concise, well-written content performs best.
Instagram Character Limits
Instagram captions allow up to 2,200 characters. However, only the first 125 characters are visible in the feed. Bio descriptions are limited to 150 characters. Instagram has no character limit for comments, but keep them concise for better engagement.
Facebook Character Limits
Facebook posts can be up to 63,206 characters, but engagement drops significantly with longer posts. The ideal Facebook post length is 40-80 characters for maximum engagement. Facebook page descriptions are limited to 155 characters.
SMS Character Limits
Standard SMS messages are limited to 160 characters. Messages exceeding 160 characters are split into 153-character segments. Most phones display multi-segment messages as one message, but some carriers charge per segment.
TikTok Character Limits
TikTok video descriptions allow up to 2,200 characters. Bio descriptions are limited to 80 characters. Username can be up to 24 characters.
YouTube Character Limits
YouTube video titles have a 100 character limit. Descriptions can be up to 5,000 characters. Comments are limited to 10,000 characters. Community posts are limited to 3,000 characters.
Check Your Character Count
Always check your character count before posting on social media. Use TextTally's free word and character counter to instantly see character counts with and without spaces. Our tool works offline, respects your privacy, and is completely free.