# Twitter Character Counter

> A Twitter/X character counter shows exactly how many characters your tweet uses against the 280-character limit as you type. Paste or write your text and watch the live count, with a clear warning the moment you go over. It runs entirely in your browser, so nothing you type is sent anywhere.

Free Twitter/X character counter. See your tweet length live against the 280-character limit and get an instant over-limit warning as you type.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the Twitter character limit?

A standard tweet allows up to 280 characters. URLs are shortened by t.co and generally count as 23 characters regardless of the link's real length.

### Do emojis count as more than one character?

Many emoji and some non-Latin scripts count as two characters on Twitter/X. This counter reports the raw character length of your text so you can plan around the 280-character cap.