The meter turns amber as you approach 280 and red once you go over. Premium accounts can post longer text, but the first 280 characters are what appear in the timeline before "Show more".
How TallyWords counts
Words are runs of letters or numbers; contractions and hyphenated words count once. Characters are counted as you see them, so an emoji or an accented letter is one character. Sentences end at a full stop, question mark, exclamation mark or ellipsis, and paragraphs are separated by blank lines.
Readability uses the Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level and Gunning Fog formulas. Reading time assumes 238 words per minute and speaking time 150 words per minute. Platform meters use each network's own counting rules where they differ from a plain character count.
Private by design
TallyWords has no server-side processing. Your text stays in this browser tab and in an autosave on this device only. Clear it at any time with the Clear button.
Frequently asked questions
What is the character limit on X?
Standard posts are limited to 280 weighted characters. Premium subscribers can write longer posts, but only the opening portion is shown in timelines.
Why does a link count as 23 characters?
X wraps every link in its t.co shortener, which has a fixed length of 23 characters. Long and short URLs therefore cost the same.
Why do emoji count as two?
X weights characters outside the basic Latin and punctuation ranges as two. This includes emoji and Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters.
Does TallyWords work offline?
Once the page has loaded, all counting and cleanup works without a connection, because nothing depends on a server.
Is TallyWords free?
Yes. Every tool is free with no sign-up and no limits on text length.