Stillmore

Free Caption Character Counter

Paste your draft to see how many characters remain against each listed limit.

How much room does one caption leave?

The sample caption uses 61 characters including spaces. It leaves room for a short addition to a YouTube title and a longer one in an X post.

A chef slices steak before it goes to the table
From the grill to the table: rosemary steak, sliced to order.

How to check a caption before it goes live

  1. Paste the final draft

    Include hashtags, spaces and the link text you plan to publish.

  2. Read the row for your placement

    A YouTube title has a much smaller allowance than a description. Check the row for the field you are editing.

  3. Trim and count again

    Move the product name and the reason to click into the opening line, then cut repeated details.

One announcement, several placements

Use the same launch facts across channels while giving each placement its own opening.

Write a product teaser

See what fits when a long launch caption becomes a short post.

Name a video

Put the model or collection name near the start of a YouTube title so viewers can recognise it at a glance.

Prepare a handoff

Give the shop owner both a short caption and a longer version with size, colour and availability details.

Edit a link description

Keep the action and destination clear when space is tight below a shared product link.

Caption character counter FAQ

Will my whole caption appear before the “more” link?

A character count helps you edit to length. Preview truncation can also depend on the app, screen and text. Put the product name and the reason to keep reading in the opening line.

Do line breaks and spaces count?

Yes. The counter reads the full text field, including whitespace. Paste the actual draft to include its formatting.

Why does an emoji change the count by more than one?

The tool counts JavaScript text units. Some emoji contain several units, and a platform may count them differently.

Does the tool count words or characters?

It counts the length of the text, including spaces. Two captions with the same number of words can use very different amounts of space.

Can I compare the same caption across platforms?

Yes. Paste it once and read the remaining count beside each placement. Editing the caption updates every row together.

What does “12 over” mean?

Your draft exceeds that row’s allowance by 12 counted units. Shorten the draft until that row shows how much room is left.

Will the counter shorten my caption for me?

You control the edits in the text box. The counter updates as you type, so you can try removing a hashtag or rewriting a sentence and see what each edit saves.