Facebook Character Counter
Type or paste and the count updates as you go. The big number tracks the 63,206-character post limit; the bars underneath show the same text against every other Facebook field, so you can check a bio, a comment and a post without switching tools.
Every Facebook limit
Characters are counted the way people see them: an emoji or an accented letter is one character, the same way Facebook counts.
Facebook character limits in 2026
The post limit is a generous 63,206 characters, but the feed folds anything past a few lines behind "See more", and posts under 80 characters historically get the most engagement. The page intro is 101 characters and ad primary text is cut at 125 in feed placements.
How Facebook counts characters
Facebook counts characters roughly the way you see them: an emoji is one, an accented letter is one, a line break is one. This tool counts graphemes (user-perceived characters), which matches Facebook for everyday text. Some platforms' internals count emoji flags or skin tones as two, so if you are exactly at the limit, trim a few characters to be safe.
Writing to the Facebook limit
- Short posts win on Facebook. One idea, a plain first sentence, and the link in the post rather than the comments: Facebook stopped penalising links in 2023.
- Use "Trim to limit" to cut at the boundary, then rewrite the ending rather than leaving a cut-off sentence.
- Hashtags and mentions count in full.
Facebook character limits (2026)
| Field | Limit | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Post | 63,206 | Posts under 80 characters get the most engagement |
| Page intro / bio | 101 | |
| Page name | 75 | |
| Username | 50 | |
| Comment | 8,000 | |
| Ad primary text | 125 | Longer text is truncated in feed |
| Ad headline | 40 | |
| Event name | 64 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the Facebook post character limit?
63,206 characters. Posts under 80 characters get the most engagement.
How long can a Facebook page intro / bio be?
101 characters.
How long can a Facebook page name be?
75 characters.
Do emoji count as one character?
Yes, on Facebook an emoji counts as one character in the post.
Is this counter free?
Yes. It runs in your browser and nothing is stored.
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