X / Twitter Character Counter

A simple string length does not match X’s counting rules. This counter weights URLs, emoji and other Unicode characters and shows remaining space for standard or long posts. Paste or type your draft. Choose the 280-character standard limit or 25,000-character mode. Read the weighted total, remaining space and standard timeline preview limit.

There is no fixed word count. Word lengths, spaces, emoji and links all affect the weighted total. Paste the full draft into the counter to see whether it fits instead of estimating from words.

Standard posts allow 280 weighted characters. Longer posts can contain up to 25,000 characters with an eligible X Premium subscription. Switch the counter’s mode to check the limit you plan to use; it does not change your account’s publishing permissions.

X applies weighted Unicode rules and a fixed length to recognized links. Code units, visible symbols and X’s weighted count can differ.

No. Character counting runs locally as you type. You can use it without an account.

Yes. A recognized URL counts as 23 characters, regardless of its displayed length. Supported emoji sequences count as two. Spaces, line breaks and the characters in hashtags also use space in the post. Paste your complete draft to see its weighted count.

Long-post eligibility depends on your X subscription. This counter uses twitter-text parsing and cannot validate every publishing restriction or account setting.