X character counter
X does not count characters the way your editor does. Every link costs 23 however long it is, an emoji costs 2, and a post X finds too long comes back from its API as a refusal that never mentions length. This counter uses X’s own rules.
Runs in your browser — nothing you type or drop is uploaded.
97 / 280
183 left
- Characters you see
- 92
- What X counts
- 97
- Links (23 each)
- 1
- Cashtags · mentions
- 0 · 0
How X counts a post
- Every link is 23, however long it is — X wraps it in t.co. A bare domain like example.com counts as a link too.
- Emoji and many symbols are 2 — → • … among them — and so are Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters.
- Letters, accented ones included, spaces and line breaks are 1.
- The limit is 280, or 25,000 with X Premium on every tier. Through X’s API, a post over the limit comes back as a bare refusal that never mentions length.
- Apps get two extra rules: one cashtag ($SYMBOL) per post, and a thread reply may @mention only people already in the conversation.
Questions
Why does X say my post is too long when my editor says it is under 280?
Because X does not count characters one by one. Every link is 23, and emoji and many symbols are 2, so a 272-character post with a long link and a few emoji can be over 280 to X. This counter uses X’s own rules — the same ones Ravenpost checks a post against before it is sent.
Does every link really count as 23?
Yes. Short or long, X wraps every link in its t.co shortener and charges 23 for it. A bare domain such as example.com is a link too.
How long can a post be with X Premium?
25,000 characters, on every Premium tier including Basic, counted the same way. In a thread, each reply is a post of its own with its own limit.
Why would X refuse a post that fits?
Apps that post through X’s API are held to rules X’s own app is not: one cashtag ($SYMBOL) per post, and in a thread reply, @mentions only of people already in the conversation. The counter flags a second cashtag.
Is my text sent anywhere?
No. It is counted in your browser, and nothing you type leaves the page.
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