What is the Telegram message character limit?

4,096 characters per text message.

What is the Telegram caption limit?

1,024 characters for captions on photos, videos and files.

Is this character counter free?

Yes, with no account and no limit. Counting happens in your browser, so nothing you type is sent anywhere.

Telegram character counter

Telegram messages are limited to 4,096 characters, and captions on photos and videos to 1,024.

of 4,096 on Telegram

0 characters0 words0 lines

4,096/ 4,096

X (Twitter)

280/ 280

Bluesky

300/ 300

Threads

500/ 500

Mastodon

500/ 500

Discord

2,000/ 2,000

Instagram

2,200/ 2,200

TikTok

2,200/ 2,200

3,000/ 3,000

YouTube (description)

5,000/ 5,000

Facebook

63,206/ 63,206

Telegram character limits

Telegram character limits
	Limit
Message	4,096
Media caption	1,024
Channel description	255
Bio	70

Writing within the Telegram limit

A long post with a photo has to fit 1,024; send the photo first and the text as its own message if you need more.
Bold the first line so it reads as a headline in the chat list.

How to schedule Telegram posts

Questions people ask

What is the Telegram message character limit?: 4,096 characters per text message.
What is the Telegram caption limit?: 1,024 characters for captions on photos, videos and files.
Is this character counter free?: Yes, with no account and no limit. Counting happens in your browser, so nothing you type is sent anywhere.

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Telegram character counter

Telegram messages are limited to 4,096 characters, and captions on photos and videos to 1,024.

of 4,096 on Telegram

0 characters0 words0 lines

4,096/ 4,096

X (Twitter)

280/ 280

Bluesky

300/ 300

Threads

500/ 500

Mastodon

500/ 500

Discord

2,000/ 2,000

Instagram

2,200/ 2,200

TikTok

2,200/ 2,200

3,000/ 3,000

YouTube (description)

5,000/ 5,000

Facebook

63,206/ 63,206

Telegram character limits

Telegram character limits
	Limit
Message	4,096
Media caption	1,024
Channel description	255
Bio	70

Writing within the Telegram limit

A long post with a photo has to fit 1,024; send the photo first and the text as its own message if you need more.
Bold the first line so it reads as a headline in the chat list.

How to schedule Telegram posts

Questions people ask

What is the Telegram message character limit?: 4,096 characters per text message.
What is the Telegram caption limit?: 1,024 characters for captions on photos, videos and files.
Is this character counter free?: Yes, with no account and no limit. Counting happens in your browser, so nothing you type is sent anywhere.

Character counters for other networks

Write once, fit every network

Tesselith flags Telegram's limit as you compose, lets you tailor each network's version, and schedules them all.

Join the waitlist