TikTok character counter
Live counts against TikTok caption, bio and username limits.
Type or paste your text and the panel counts against every TikTok limit at once. The numbers update live and turn red when you go over.
The limits
- Caption — 2,200 characters. Much longer than TikTok used to allow, but only about the first 150 show before the caption is cut with "more", so the hook has to come first. The panel flags the 150 cut-off as well as the maximum.
- Bio — 80 characters. Short and the one people struggle with most. Every character counts, so this is where the live count earns its keep.
- Username — 24 characters. Letters, numbers, underscores and periods only.
- Display name — 30 characters. The larger name shown on your profile, separate from the username.
The bio is the hard one
Eighty characters is tight — about a sentence. Fitting a description, a call to action and maybe an emoji into it is a real squeeze, and pasting into TikTok only to be told it is too long is a familiar annoyance. Writing it here first, watching the counter, means it fits the moment you paste it in. Hashtags in a TikTok bio are not clickable, so they usually waste characters you cannot spare.
The caption cut-off
A 2,200-character caption sounds like room to write an essay, and you can — but only the first 150 or so characters are visible before the reader has to tap "more", and most never do. Front-load the important words, the hook and the key hashtags. The counter shows how much of your caption lands above that cut.
How it counts
Characters count as a person sees them, so an emoji is one. Hashtags and the spaces around them count toward the caption limit, which is easy to forget when you add a dozen of them. The panel also tallies your hashtags, since a handful of well-chosen ones outperforms a wall of them.
For other platforms, the Instagram and YouTube counters work the same way.
Doing it without this tool
The TikTok app stops you at the limit but does not warn you as you approach it, and does not show the caption cut-off point.
A plain character counter gives a number but not TikTok's specific limits or where the caption is truncated.
Runs entirely in your browser. Your text is never uploaded — open DevTools, Network tab, and you will see zero requests while you use this tool.
How to use it
- Type or paste your caption, bio or username into the box.
- Watch the panel count down against each TikTok limit.
- Keep your bio within 80 characters — it is the tightest limit.
- Front-load the caption, since only about 150 characters show before "more".
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Frequently asked questions
Up to 2,200 characters, but only about the first 150 show before the caption is cut with "more". Put the hook and key hashtags first — the counter flags the 150 cut-off.
Eighty characters, which is the tightest of TikTok\’s limits and the one people most often hit. Writing it here first means it fits when you paste it in.
Up to 24 characters, using letters, numbers, underscores and periods. The display name is separate and can be up to 30.
Yes, hashtags and the spaces around them count. The panel tallies your hashtags separately so you can see how many you have added.
No. Everything is counted in your browser and nothing is uploaded or stored.