Character counter
Every network’s limit, counted at once.
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Write it once in Flaghand, approve it, and Flaghand posts it to each network.
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What are the character limits on social media?
A YouTube title takes 100 characters, an X post 280, a Bluesky post 300, a Threads post 500, an Instagram caption 2,200, a TikTok video caption posted by an app 2,200, a LinkedIn post 3,000 and a YouTube description 5,000 bytes.
Why do the networks count the same text differently?
Each counts its own way. X counts a link as 23 and an emoji as 2. Threads counts an emoji as its bytes, most 4. Bluesky counts an emoji as 1 and a link as it shortens it. LinkedIn and TikTok count most emoji as 2. YouTube counts a description in bytes, so an accented letter is 2.
How many hashtags can an Instagram caption have?
30 hashtags and 20 @ tags, in up to 2,200 characters, as Instagram’s API documents it. The counter says when a caption has more.
What is TikTok’s caption limit?
2,200 for a video caption posted by an app, such as a scheduler, as TikTok’s Content Posting API documents it. The counter counts what that API counts.
Is my text uploaded?
No. It is counted in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere or stored, and the page sets no cookies.
Limits checked on : X, Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn and YouTube. Each count is the one Flaghand runs before a post is approved.
For X’s Show more and LinkedIn’s …see more, use the X character counter and the LinkedIn character counter, or the YouTube title checker for where a title is cut. The X and LinkedIn character limits guide explains links, emoji and longer posts.