Free Character Counter
Type or paste text to count characters with and without spaces — and instantly see how it fits the limits for SEO titles, meta descriptions, and social posts.
How it works
A title, meta description, ad headline, or social caption.
Each platform bar turns amber as you approach the limit and red when you exceed it.
Trim until everything is green so nothing gets truncated.
Why character limits matter
Every surface that shows your text has a hard limit, and crossing it gets your message cut off with an ellipsis — often mid-word. In search, a title over ~60 characters or a meta description over ~160 gets truncated, weakening your click-through rate. On social, an over-length post is collapsed behind a "see more" that most people never tap.
Counting characters before you publish is a 10-second habit that protects the part of your copy that actually drives clicks: the visible part.
Common character limits (2026)
- SEO title tag: ~60 characters before Google truncates (it is technically pixel-based, ~600px).
- Meta description: ~155–160 characters on desktop.
- X / Twitter: 280 characters (longer for verified accounts).
- LinkedIn post: 3,000 characters, but only ~210 show before "see more".
- Instagram caption: 2,200 characters; first ~125 show in feed.
- YouTube title: 100 characters; ~70 show in most placements.