Question 1

What is a Instagram character counter?

Accepted Answer

An Instagram character counter is a tool that counts your caption against Instagram's 2,200-character limit, and checks the hashtag and mention caps at the same time.

Instagram counts the characters you see, so an emoji is 1.

Question 2

What is the Instagram caption character limit?

Accepted Answer

The Instagram caption limit is 2,200 characters, according to Meta's developer docs. The same docs allow at most 30 hashtags and 20 @ mentions.

Question 3

How many hashtags can I use on Instagram?

Accepted Answer

You can use up to 30 hashtags in an Instagram caption, per Meta's own docs.

Question 4

How many people can I tag in an Instagram caption?

Accepted Answer

You can tag up to 20 people with @ mentions in an Instagram caption, per Meta's own docs.

Question 5

Does the same caption fit on TikTok?

Accepted Answer

Usually, yes: a caption that fits on Instagram fits on TikTok, since both allow 2,200. TikTok counts emoji as 2, so switch to the TikTok tab to check a caption with lots of emoji.

Question 6

Is what I type saved or sent anywhere?

Accepted Answer

No, nothing you type leaves your browser: the counting runs on your device, and your draft is kept in this browser only.

Question 7

Who is the Instagram caption counter for?

Accepted Answer

The Instagram caption counter is for creators, brands and social media managers writing long Instagram captions, and anyone reusing a caption on TikTok.

Question 8

Who made the Instagram character counter?

Accepted Answer

I did. I'm Navid Moazzez, and I made the Instagram character counter as one of my free tools on navid.me.

More about me.

Free Instagram Character Counter (+ Guide)