What is the TikTok caption character limit?

2,200 characters for captions posted through TikTok's API, which is what scheduling tools use.

Is this character counter free?

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

TikTok character counter

TikTok captions posted through its API are limited to 2,200 characters, with about the first 100 visible on the video. Bios allow 80 characters.

of 2,200 on TikTok

0 characters0 words0 lines

TikTok

2,200/ 2,200

X (Twitter)

280/ 280

Bluesky

300/ 300

Threads

500/ 500

Mastodon

500/ 500

Discord

2,000/ 2,000

Instagram

2,200/ 2,200

3,000/ 3,000

4,096/ 4,096

YouTube (description)

5,000/ 5,000

Facebook

63,206/ 63,206

TikTok character limits

TikTok character limits
	Limit
Caption (API)	2,200
Visible on the video	~100
Bio	80
Username	24

Writing within the TikTok limit

Only the first line or two shows over the video; make it count.
Use the caption for keywords people search on TikTok.

Questions people ask

What is the TikTok caption character limit?: 2,200 characters for captions posted through TikTok's API, which is what scheduling tools use.
What is the TikTok bio character limit?: 80 characters.
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

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TikTok character counter

TikTok captions posted through its API are limited to 2,200 characters, with about the first 100 visible on the video. Bios allow 80 characters.

of 2,200 on TikTok

0 characters0 words0 lines

TikTok

2,200/ 2,200

X (Twitter)

280/ 280

Bluesky

300/ 300

Threads

500/ 500

Mastodon

500/ 500

Discord

2,000/ 2,000

Instagram

2,200/ 2,200

3,000/ 3,000

4,096/ 4,096

YouTube (description)

5,000/ 5,000

Facebook

63,206/ 63,206

TikTok character limits

TikTok character limits
	Limit
Caption (API)	2,200
Visible on the video	~100
Bio	80
Username	24

Writing within the TikTok limit

Only the first line or two shows over the video; make it count.
Use the caption for keywords people search on TikTok.

Questions people ask

What is the TikTok caption character limit?: 2,200 characters for captions posted through TikTok's API, which is what scheduling tools use.
What is the TikTok bio character limit?: 80 characters.
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 TikTok's limit as you compose, lets you tailor each network's version, and schedules them all.

Join the waitlist