Introducing the Twitter Character Counter — URL Rules & Real-Time Limit

The new Twitter Character Counter counts tweet characters the way Twitter actually does — with the t.co URL wrapping rule applied automatically.

Why standard counting is wrong

Twitter wraps every http:// and https:// URL with t.co shortening. No matter how long or short the URL is, it counts as exactly 23 characters in your tweet. A 100-character URL counts the same as a 10-character one.

Paste your draft here and the counter shows the correct count, with each detected URL listed and marked as ×23.

What the counter shows

• Characters remaining — large counter, colour-coded: green → amber → red
• Ring progress — fills clockwise, turns red on overflow
• Over-limit warning — exact count of how many characters to trim
• Stats panel — word count, line count, sentence count, URL count, emoji count
• URL list — each detected URL shown with its 23-char substitution

Two modes

Tweet (280) — standard for all Twitter accounts.

Long-form (25,000) — for X Premium / Twitter Blue articles. URL substitution still applies in this mode.

Try it

Open the Twitter Character Counter and paste your tweet. Read the guide to understand URL rules and emoji counting in detail.