Twitter / X Character Counter
Type your tweet and see the real character count, accounting for Twitter/X's URL handling. Any URL in your tweet counts as exactly 23 characters regardless of its actual length — the platform wraps all links in t.co shortened URLs. This tool detects URLs automatically and calculates the true character count the way Twitter does.
The display shows remaining characters, turning yellow when you are close to the 280-character limit and red when you exceed it. This helps you compose tweets that fit without trial-and-error posting.
Everything runs in your browser — your tweet text is never sent anywhere.
By The Paper Room Editorial Team — Creator Tools
Frequently asked questions
Why do URLs count as 23 characters?▼
Twitter/X wraps every URL in a t.co shortened link, which is always 23 characters long. This means a 100-character URL uses only 23 characters of your tweet's budget, but a 10-character URL also uses 23 characters.
What is the tweet character limit?▼
Standard tweets have a 280-character limit. Twitter/X Premium subscribers can post longer tweets, but this tool measures against the standard 280-character limit.
Do emojis count as more than one character?▼
Most emojis count as 2 characters on Twitter/X due to Unicode encoding. This tool uses JavaScript string length for counting, which closely matches Twitter's counting method for most content.