X (Twitter) Character Counter
X (Twitter) · post0 / 280
280 left- Characters
- 0
- Without spaces
- 0
- Words
- 0
- Sentences
- 0
- Paragraphs
- 0
- Lines
- 0
- Bytes (UTF-8)
- 0
- Reading time
- 0 s
- Speaking time
- 0 s
Most used words
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Type or paste your text to check it against the X (Twitter) limit: post 280. The bar turns red when you go over.
X (Twitter) Character Counter
X weights characters: Latin letters, digits and punctuation count 1; Japanese, Chinese and Korean characters and every emoji count 2; every link counts 23 however long it is. 280 points = 280 Latin letters or 140 Japanese characters.
Frequently asked questions
What is the X (Twitter) post character limit?
280 characters.
Do spaces and line breaks count?
Spaces count as characters on every platform. Line breaks also count on most platforms; this counter adds them to the platform total.
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