Why Character Limits Matter (and How to Never Get Cut Off Again)
Twitter/X, Instagram, YouTube and Google all cut off text at different lengths. Here's how to write within every limit.
Open the tool →Why it's worth using
Never get a caption cut off
Instagram truncates captions after a certain length, and Twitter/X simply won't post over its limit. Knowing the count before you hit publish saves a rewrite.
Write better meta descriptions
Google truncates search snippets around 160 characters. Writing to that limit means your full message shows up in search results, not just half of it.
One tool, every platform
Instead of guessing, this tool checks your text against 10 common platform limits at once.
How to use it
- Paste or type your caption, post, or description into the text box.
- Watch the character, word, and sentence counts update as you type.
- Check the platform list below — each shows how many characters you have left, or how many you're over.
- Trim your text until every platform you're posting to shows a green checkmark.
Pro tip
If you're cross-posting the same caption to Instagram and Twitter/X, write to the shortest limit first (Twitter/X's 280 characters) — it's much easier to expand a caption than to cut one down.