Threads Character Counter

Check a Threads post against the 500 character limit before you post.

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Threads Character Counter

0 / 500 characters. 500 left.

0 words0 lines

Counted the way the app counts: every letter, space, line break and emoji part.

At a glance

Post limit
500 characters
Bio limit
150 characters
Username
The same as your Instagram username

Writing within 500 characters

500 characters is room for a short paragraph or a list of four or five points, not an essay. Threads posts that start conversations tend to make one point and end with something people can answer, because replies are what keep a post showing up in feeds.

Put the point in the first line. Long posts are cut off in the feed with a "more" link, and the first line is what most people read before deciding whether to open it.

Moving text between Threads, X and Instagram

Threads sits between X and Instagram in length: 280 on X (weighted), 500 on Threads, 2,200 on Instagram. Text written for Threads usually needs trimming for X and can carry more context on Instagram.

Switch the platform in the counter to see the same text against each limit. Keep in mind that X counts differently: it weighs links as 23 and emoji as 2, so the same post can fit Threads and still be over on X.

Your Threads profile is tied to Instagram: the username is your Instagram username, so there is nothing separate to pick there.

Questions

What is the Threads character limit?

A Threads post can be up to 500 characters. That includes spaces, line breaks, hashtags and links. Your bio has its own limit of 150 characters.

What happens when a Threads post is over 500 characters?

The app won't let you post it until you cut it down. If what you have to say is longer, split it into a chain: add the next part as a reply to your own post, which is how long posts on Threads usually work.

Do emoji count as more than one character on Threads?

This counter uses plain string length, the way most apps measure text, so many emoji count as 2 and an emoji built from several parts (a family, a flag, a skin tone) counts more. If a post with lots of emoji is close to the limit, leave a few characters of margin.

Is the Threads limit the same as Instagram captions?

No. An Instagram caption allows 2,200 characters; a Threads post allows 500. If you share one piece of text to both, write the Threads version first and expand it for Instagram, not the other way round.

Is there a word limit on Threads?

No, only the 500 character limit. The counter above shows the word count too, if you are writing to a word target.

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