--- title: X (Twitter) Character Counter for the Tweet Character Limit description: Count the characters of a tweet as X does. Check it against the X (Twitter) character limit of 280. Each link counts as 23 & each emoji as 2. Then post it. canonical: https://xquik.com/en/twitter-character-counter language: en last-updated: 2026-11-02 --- # X (Twitter) Character Counter This X (Twitter) character counter checks a post against the 280 tweet character limit. Links count as 23, & emoji & Chinese, Japanese or Korean characters as 2. The result shows the characters left or how far over the limit it is. No result yet The result shows here after you submit. ## Count tweet characters with ChatGPT or Claude Pick a chatbot. It opens with a prompt for this tool. 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Codex Claude Code [Cursor](https://cursor.com/link/prompt?text=Read+https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.xquik.com%2Fllms.txt+for+the+latest+Xquik+guidance.+Use+Xquik%27s+X+%28Twitter%29+Character+Counter+API+in+Cursor.+Check+the+current+Xquik+API+docs.+Ask+for+the+required+input.+Run+the+tool+and+return+its+result.) ## Guide & FAQ ### How to count characters for Twitter 1. Type or paste your tweet in the text field. 2. Read the count under the field, out of 280. 3. Shorten the tweet if the count shows it's over the limit. 4. Connect your X account & press Post Tweet to post it. ### What is the character limit on X? Accounts without Premium can post up to 280 characters on X. Premium accounts can post up to 25,000. X raised the limit from 140 to 280 characters in November 2017. ### How X counts the characters of a tweet Each link counts as 23 characters, however long it is. Each emoji counts as 2, & so does a flag or a family emoji. Each Chinese, Japanese or Korean character counts as 2. Latin letters, digits, spaces & line breaks count as 1 each. ### Score the tweet before you post it The viral score analyzer scores how viral a post reads. - [Open the X (Twitter) Viral Score Analyzer](https://xquik.com/en/tweet-viral-score) ### Frequently asked questions #### What is the Twitter character limit in 2026? 280 characters for accounts without Premium & 25,000 for Premium accounts. #### Do links count toward the tweet character limit? Yes. X counts each link as 23 characters, whether the link is short or long. #### Do emoji & Japanese characters count as 2? Yes. X counts each emoji & each Chinese, Japanese or Korean character as 2. A tweet in Japanese fits 140 characters on an account without Premium. #### What was the original Twitter character limit? 140 characters. 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