Twitter Character Counter

The NOFYI Twitter Character Counter counts the characters in a draft post and shows how many of the Character Limit you have used — and how many are left. The limit field starts at 280, the standard post length. Type or paste your draft, click Process, and the result shows the count and the remaining budget. The counting runs in your browser, so your draft is never uploaded.

Use it to trim a post before publishing, to check whether a thread needs splitting, or to keep an announcement within the limit on the first try.

How to Use the Twitter Character Counter

1. Type or paste your draft into the workspace textarea.
2. Check the Character Limit field. It starts at 280; change it if you are aiming at a different limit.
3. Click Process.
4. Read the result: it shows the character count against the limit, the number of characters remaining, and whether the draft is over the limit.
5. Edit the draft and click Process again to re-count.
6. Use Copy to copy the result or Download to save it as a text file.

Worked Example

Draft: “Hello world, this is my first post on X!” — 40 characters — with the Character Limit at its starting value of 280. Clicking Process returned “40 / 280” and “240 remaining”. 280 minus 40 is 240, so the remaining count checks out.

Over-limit check: pasting a 300-character string of the letter “a” and clicking Process returned “300 / 280” and “Over limit by 20 characters!” 300 minus 280 is 20, so the over-limit figure is exact.

Limitations

• The counter measures the characters you type against the Character Limit shown in the workspace (280 by default). If you change the limit field, the remaining and over-limit figures follow the new limit.
• The counter does not apply any platform-specific weighting, so if your post contains links or special characters, confirm the final count inside X before posting.
• The tool counts characters; it does not check spelling, hashtags, mentions, or whether the post follows any platform’s rules.
• Nothing is saved between sessions. Copy your draft before leaving the page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the character limit for a post?

The Character Limit field starts at 280, the standard post limit. A draft of 280 characters or fewer is within the limit; 281 or more is over it. You can change the field to any other value if you are targeting a different format.

Do spaces and punctuation count?

Yes. Every character you type counts — letters, spaces, punctuation, line breaks, and emoji. The 40-character example includes its spaces, comma, and exclamation mark.

What happens if I go over the limit?

The result tells you by how much. A 300-character draft shows “Over limit by 20 characters!” — cut at least 20 characters to fit.

Is my draft sent to a server?

No. The counting runs in your browser on your device. Closing the tab clears the workspace.