Bio and caption character counter

Check your bio or caption against each platform's limit, count emoji the way the apps do, and keep your line breaks on Instagram. Free, no account.

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How to use it

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    Pick where you will paste it

    Each platform and field has its own limit: an Instagram bio is 150 characters, a TikTok bio 80, an X post 280.

  2. 02

    Write or paste your text

    The counter updates as you type and turns red when you go over. Emoji and flags count once, as they do in the apps.

  3. 03

    Copy it with your line breaks kept

    Leave "Keep my line breaks" on so blank lines survive in Instagram, then copy the text and paste it into the app.

Character limits at a glance

PlatformFieldLimit
InstagramBio150
InstagramCaption2,200 (about 125 show before "more")
TikTokBio80
XBio160
XPost280
LinkedInHeadline220 (about 65 show before "more")
LinkedInAbout2,600
LinkedInPost3,000 (about 210 show before "more")
YouTubeVideo description5,000 (about 150 show before "more")

Platforms change their limits from time to time. If the app lets you type more, the app is right.

Why Instagram removes your line breaks

Instagram removes empty lines and the spaces at the end of a line, so a bio or caption laid out with gaps arrives as one block. This tool puts an invisible character on each empty line, which Instagram keeps, so your spacing stays as you wrote it. The invisible character counts towards the limit, and the counter includes it.

When 150 characters is not enough

A bio has room for who you are and one link. A bio link page gives you the rest: a longer introduction, all your links, your products and a way to contact you, behind the one link in your bio.

Character counter questions

How many characters can an Instagram bio have?

150 characters. Captions can be up to 2,200, but only about the first 125 show before the post is cut off with "more".

Why does my count differ from another counter?

Many counters count code units, so one emoji counts as 2 or more. This tool counts characters the way you see them, as the apps do. X is the exception: it counts some emoji and every link as more than one character.

How do I keep line breaks in an Instagram caption?

Leave "Keep my line breaks" on and copy the text from here. Empty lines get an invisible character that Instagram keeps, so your spacing survives.

Is my text saved anywhere?

No. The counter runs in your browser and nothing you type is sent to us.

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