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Tweet / X Character Counter

Count characters and split text into a thread.

Length
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280 characters left on free

X (Twitter) counts most non-Latin characters as 2. URLs are always counted as 23. Free accounts max at 280, Premium goes to 25,000. Threads use ~270 characters per post to leave room for the "1/n" prefix.

About

X (Twitter) counts most non-Latin characters as 2 per character. The tool computes accurate length under that rule, flags free-tier (280) and Premium (25,000) limits, and splits longer text into a numbered thread.

How to use

  1. Type or paste text.
  2. If over 280, see the thread split.

FAQ

Why are non-Latin characters 2?+

Twitter weights Chinese, Japanese, Korean characters as 2 because each one carries more meaning. Hashtags and links are also weighted.