Free caption counter

Caption & hashtag counter

Your caption's length, hashtags and “...more” cut on 8 apps, live as you type. Then check the words against each app's rules in one click.

  • TikTok4,000
  • Instagram2,200
  • YouTube Shortstitle 100, description 5,000
  • X280
  • Threads500
  • Bluesky300
  • Pinteresttitle 100, description 800
  • LinkedIn3,000

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Counted live in your browser, the way each app counts. Nothing is sent unless you press Check.

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  • TikTok

    Caption0 / 4,000

    From a scheduling app: 0 / 2,200

    Hashtags
    0
    No set number. They count toward the caption's length.

  • Instagram

    Caption0 / 2,200
    Hashtags
    0 / 5
    Per post or Reel, rolling out now.
    @mentions
    0 / 20

  • YouTube Shorts

    Title0 / 100

    The Shorts player shows the title over the video.

    Description0 / 5,000 bytes

    A plain letter is 1 byte; accented letters and emoji take 2 to 4.

    Hashtags
    0 / 60
    Title and description together. Up to 3 show by the title.

  • X

    Post0 / 280

    Every link counts as 23. Emoji and Chinese, Japanese or Korean characters count as 2.

    A post up to 280 shows in full.

    Hashtags
    0
    No set number. Excessive, unrelated tags break X's rules: one or two is plenty.

  • Threads

    Post0 / 500

    Each emoji counts as its bytes, often 4.

    A post up to 500 shows in full.

    Hashtags
    0 / 1
    The first tag becomes the post's topic.
    Links
    0 / 5

  • Bluesky

    Post0 / 300

    As you see them: an emoji or a flag counts as 1.

    In bytes: 0 / 3,000

    A post up to 300 shows in full.

    Hashtags
    0
    No set number. They count toward the 300.

  • Pinterest

    Title0 / 100
    Description0 / 800

    Pinterest doesn't show the description in the home feed or search.

    Hashtags
    0
    No set number.

  • LinkedIn

    Post0 / 3,000
    Hashtags
    0
    No set number. Irrelevant hashtags count as engagement bait.

Free caption check

Is my caption at risk?

Paste the caption and hashtags you plan to post. We check the words against each platform's published rules in a second. Nothing you type is saved.

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Where will you post it?

Every caption limit, app by app

The numbers the counter uses, each linked to where it comes from: the platform's own page where there is one, a well-known report where there isn't.

Where an app doesn't say how it counts, the counter counts the strict way: an emoji counts as 2. The “...more” cut moves a little with the phone and the font.

The hashtag rules, in the platforms' words

Too many hashtags isn't only a length problem. Here is what each platform says about them.

Caption length questions

What is the Instagram caption character limit?

2,200 characters. Only about the first 125 show before "... more", so put the hook up front. Instagram is also rolling out a cap of 5 hashtags per post, and a caption can tag up to 20 accounts.

How long can a TikTok caption be?

4,000 characters when you post in the TikTok app. Scheduling apps that post for you are held to 2,200. About the first 100 characters show before "more".

How many hashtags can I use on each app?

Instagram: 5 per post. YouTube: up to 60; over that, YouTube ignores every hashtag on the video, and up to 3 show by the title. Threads: 1 topic tag per post. TikTok, X, Bluesky, Pinterest and LinkedIn set no number, but unrelated or stuffed tags can count as spam.

How does X count characters?

X allows 280 per post (X Premium accounts up to 25,000). Every link counts as 23, however long it is, and emoji and Chinese, Japanese or Korean characters count as 2. The counter above counts the way X does.

How long can a YouTube Shorts title and description be?

The title can be 100 characters and the description 5,000 bytes: a plain letter is 1 byte, accented letters and emoji take 2 to 4. Neither can contain < or >. Up to 3 hashtags show by the title, and over 60 YouTube ignores them all.

What is the character limit on Threads and Bluesky?

Threads: 500 characters, with each emoji counted as its bytes (often 4), 1 topic tag and up to 5 links per post. Bluesky: 300 characters as you see them, so an emoji or a flag counts as 1.

How long can a Pinterest title and description be?

Titles can be 100 characters, and about the first 40 show in feeds. Descriptions can be 800 characters; Pinterest doesn't show them in the home feed or search.

What is the LinkedIn post character limit?

3,000 characters. About the first 140 show before "...see more", so lead with the point.

Is my caption saved or sent anywhere?

No. The counting happens in your browser as you type. Nothing is sent until you press "Check this caption against the rules", and the check doesn't keep it either.

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