Bluesky character counter
Bluesky posts can be up to 300 characters. Bluesky counts what you see: every letter, space, line break and emoji counts as one, so an emoji with a skin tone or a family emoji is one character too. Paste your post below to count it the way Bluesky does.
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How this count works
- Every character you see counts as one, emoji included.
- A line break counts as one character.
- Mentions and hashtags count like any other text, the @ and # included.
- Links count by their full length.
Your text never leaves your browser: nothing is sent anywhere or stored.
How Bluesky counts characters.
Bluesky counts characters the way you see them: a letter, a space, a line break and an emoji each count as one, even an emoji built from several parts, like one with a skin tone or a family.
A few examples, counted the way Bluesky counts them: “Refract” counts as 7, “👍” counts as 1, “👍🏽” counts as 1, “👨👩👧” counts as 1, “日本語” counts as 3 and “https://refract.social/pricing” counts as 30.
Character limits on every network.
| Network | Limit | How it counts |
|---|---|---|
 Instagram | 2,200 | Unicode characters; a flag counts as two |
 Facebook | 63,206 | Unicode characters; a flag counts as two |
 Threads | 500 | Emoji count as their size in bytes |
 TikTok | 2,200 | Most emoji count as two |
 YouTube | 5,000 | Bytes: most emoji count as four |
 LinkedIn | 3,000 | Most emoji count as two |
 X | 280 | Emoji and CJK count as two, links as 23 |
 Pinterest | 800 | Unicode characters; a flag counts as two |
| Bluesky This page | 300 | Every character you see counts as one |
 Mastodon | 500 | Links count as 23 |
 Telegram | 1,024 | Most emoji count as two |
 Google Business Profile | 1,500 | Unicode characters; a flag counts as two |
 WordPress | No limit | Unicode characters; a flag counts as two |
 Discord | 2,000 | Most emoji count as two |
 Tumblr | No limit | Unicode characters; a flag counts as two |
 Slack | 4,000 | & counts as five, < and > as four |
 Pixelfed | 500 | Unicode characters; a flag counts as two |
 DEV | 819,200 | Bytes: most emoji count as four |
Questions and answers.
What is the Bluesky character limit?
A Bluesky post can be up to 300 characters, counted the way you see them: one per letter, space, line break or emoji.
Do emoji count as one character on Bluesky?
Yes. Bluesky counts each emoji you see as one character, including emoji with a skin tone and joined emoji like families.
Do links count toward the limit?
Yes. A link counts as the characters in it, so a long link uses more of the 300.
How many images can a Bluesky post have?
Up to 4 images, each with alt text. Images don’t count toward the character limit.
Is my text sent anywhere?
No. The counter runs in your browser, and nothing you type is sent to Refract or stored.
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