Count the exact length of your post for X the way the platform counts it, not the way a plain text box does. X caps standard posts at 280 characters, but every link you paste is measured as a fixed 23 characters no matter how long the real URL is, and CJK characters can count as two. This tool applies those rules as you type, so the number you see matches what X will accept. It highlights when you cross 280, shows how many separate tweets your text would need if you split it, and counts words and lines too. Everything runs locally in your browser, so drafts of unpublished posts never leave your device. Paste a draft, watch the live count, and trim until it fits before you ever open the compose box.
Every link counts as 23 characters no matter how long the actual URL is, because X shortens links with its t.co wrapper.
It checks against the standard 280 character limit and shows how far over or under you are.
If your text is over 280 characters, the tool shows how many tweets it would take to hold all of it as a thread.
Count the exact length of your post for X the way the platform counts it, not the way a plain text box does. X caps standard posts at 280 characters, but every link you paste is measured as a fixed 23 characters no matter how long the real URL is, and CJK characters can count as two.
Yes. Tweet Character Counter is completely free, with no sign-up and no usage limits.
Yes. Tweet Character Counter runs in any modern web browser. There is nothing to download or install.
Yes. Tweet Character Counter runs entirely on your device in your browser, so nothing you enter is uploaded to a server.