WORKED EXAMPLE
Input
A 436-character post with four short paragraphs.
Result
436 / 500 characters, 64 remaining, with the exact mobile line breaks visible.
FREE CHARACTER COUNTER
See exactly what fits before you post on Threads.
Paste a draft to count user-perceived characters, words, and lines. The mobile preview changes as you type and the text never leaves your browser.
WORKBENCH
Threads Character Counter
Anyone tightening a draft before moving it into Threads or a scheduler.
HOW THE RESULT IS MADE
Transparent enough to check yourself.
- Counts Unicode grapheme clusters when the browser supports Intl.Segmenter.
- Checks the standard 500-character Threads post limit.
- Keeps the draft in the browser; the tool makes no network request.
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FAQ
Threads Character Counter questions
What is the Threads post character limit?+
A standard Threads post supports up to 500 characters. Longer ideas may need editing, a useful reply sequence, or an eligible longer-text feature.
Does the counter upload my draft?+
No. Counting and preview happen locally in your browser.
Do emoji count as characters?+
The tool uses grapheme-aware counting where supported so a visible emoji sequence is treated more like the character a person sees than raw JavaScript code-unit length.