Reelvia

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Caption Length Checker

Check a caption against TikTok, Instagram and YouTube character and hashtag limits, and preview how it gets cut off in the feed.

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TikTok

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  • 4,000 characters left
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4,000 in the TikTok app, but 2,200 when posting through TikTok’s API (including schedulers like Reelvia). The feed shows roughly the first 100 characters.

Instagram Reels

0 / 2,200

  • 2,200 characters left
  • 0 / 30 hashtags
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Up to 30 hashtags; text after ~125 characters is behind “more”.

YouTube Shorts

0 / 5,000

  • 5,000 characters left
  • 0 / 60 hashtags
  • Preview: “…”

Description limit is 5,000; the title is limited to 100 characters. Over 60 hashtags and YouTube ignores them all.

Front-load your caption

Every platform truncates captions in the feed, often after about 100–125 characters. Put the hook or the key information first, and keep hashtags at the end.

Use fewer, better hashtags

Three to five specific hashtags usually beat thirty generic ones. Use the hashtag trend checker to see which tags top posts in your niche actually use.

Frequently asked questions

What is the TikTok caption character limit?

TikTok captions can be up to 4,000 characters in the app. Posts published through TikTok's API, including schedulers like Reelvia, are limited to 2,200 characters.

What is the Instagram caption limit?

Instagram captions can be up to 2,200 characters with a maximum of 30 hashtags.

What are the YouTube Shorts limits?

Titles can be up to 100 characters and descriptions up to 5,000. If you add more than 60 hashtags, YouTube ignores all of them.

Do emoji count as one character?

This checker counts each emoji as one character, the way it appears to readers.

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