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X (Twitter) character limit checker

Quick answer

Standard X (Twitter) accounts get 280 characters per post; Premium subscribers can post significantly longer. Paste your draft into a character counter to see the exact count as you write, rather than guessing or trimming after a failed post.

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The 280-character limit has been standard for regular X accounts for years, though X Premium subscribers can post much longer content. What catches people out is less the limit itself and more the details - links, emoji and certain characters are not always counted the way you would expect from a simple character count.

Pasting a draft into a character counter as you write is a faster way to stay within the limit than trimming after the platform rejects a post.

Step by step

  1. Draft your post

    Write it as you normally would.

  2. Paste it in to check the count

    See exactly how many characters you have used and how many remain.

    Character Counter

  3. Trim if needed

    Edit and re-check until it fits.

Tips

  • A standard character counter gives you the raw character count, which is a close approximation - X applies its own specific rules for links and some special characters that a general-purpose counter will not replicate exactly.
  • Emoji and certain non-Latin characters can count as more than one character each on some platforms - if your post is right at the limit, leave a small buffer.

Common problems

A post is rejected as too long even though a character counter said it fit.

Links and some special characters are counted differently by X's own rules than by a simple character count - leave a small buffer on posts that are right at the limit.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current X/Twitter character limit?
280 characters for standard accounts. X Premium subscribers have a much higher limit.
Do links count toward the limit?
Yes, though X applies its own fixed character count for shortened links regardless of the actual URL length - a general character counter will show the full link length instead.

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