Free Instagram Caption Character Counter

How the Instagram caption character limit works

Instagram captions can be up to 2,200 characters. Use the free counter above to check your length before you post, so you never lose a draft to a truncated caption.

• The limit is 2,200 characters

  An Instagram post caption can be up to 2,200 characters long. Spaces, punctuation, line breaks, hashtags, and emoji all count toward that limit.

• Only the first line shows by default

  On feed posts, Instagram shows about the first 125 characters before a "more" cut. Put your hook first, then details and hashtags below.

• Hashtags count toward the limit

  Every hashtag character uses caption space. You can add up to 30 hashtags per post, but they still count toward the 2,200-character limit.

• Emoji and line breaks count too

  Emoji and line breaks use characters. This counter counts them the same way Instagram does when you type a caption.