Character counter for Twitter (X)
Paste a tweet to see its length as X weighs it, not just the letters on screen. Links, emoji and CJK characters are counted by X's published rules.
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At a glance
- Links
- Every URL counts as 23 characters, however long it is (X wraps it with its t.co shortener)
- Source: docs.x.com, checked 2026-11
- Chinese, Japanese and Korean
- Each character counts as 2, so 140 fit in a post
- Source: docs.x.com, checked 2026-11
- Joined emoji
- Zero-width joiners inside a family or other combined emoji don't add to the count
- Source: docs.x.com, checked 2026-11
Your bio has room for one link. Make it count.
Point that link at a Liite page and fit everything else there: all your links, a WhatsApp button, social icons and a longer bio, at liite.co/yourname.
Character counter for Twitter (X): what to know
This page starts the character counter for this case. For every option and how to use it, see the character counter.
Why your count and X's count differ
X doesn't count letters one by one. It gives each character a weight: Latin letters, numbers and common punctuation weigh 1, and emoji and characters from Chinese, Japanese and Korean weigh 2. A link always counts as 23, whether it's a short domain or a long tracking URL.
So a tweet with two links and a few emoji can hit 280 long before it looks full. The X count here follows those published rules. X's open-source twitter-text library is the reference, so treat a post within a character or two of the limit as a guess and leave a little room.
Questions
What's the character count for Twitter?
A post on X can hold 280 characters. Links count as 23 each, and emoji and Chinese, Japanese or Korean characters count as 2.
Is Twitter still 280 characters?
Yes. X's developer documentation still gives 280 as the post limit, checked in November 2026.
How do I write more than 280 characters on X?
Split the text into a thread: post the first part, then reply to yourself with the next. Writing it here first shows where each 280-character part should end.