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Instagram character counter: 2,200 characters per caption

Paste a caption to count it against Instagram's 2,200-character limit and its 5-hashtag cap. Every other network's verdict is underneath, so a caption you reuse elsewhere is checked once.

Caption limit
2,200
Hashtags per post
5
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None
Characters
0
Hashtags
0 / 5
Words
0
Lines
0

Where it fits

  • Instagram0 / 2,200
  • X (Twitter)0 / 280
  • Bluesky0 / 300
  • Threads0 / 500
  • Pinterest0 / 800
  • TikTok0 / 2,200
  • LinkedIn0 / 3,000
  • YouTube0 / 5,000
  • Facebook0 / 63,206

X is the only platform here that weights characters. Bluesky counts graphemes, so an emoji is one, and everything else counts code points, so what you see is what it gets.

The rules

How Instagram counts a caption

Instagram caps a caption's length and, separately, its hashtags. The length limit here is the one Antwork's Instagram publisher checks before it posts.

  1. 01

    A caption holds up to 2,200 characters, counting spaces, line breaks, emoji and hashtags.

  2. 02

    A post or Reel carries up to 5 hashtags. Instagram announced the cap on its @creators account in December 2025.

  3. 03

    The counter counts code points, as Antwork does, so an emoji built from several pieces (a flag, a skin tone) counts more than once. That errs on the safe side.

  4. 04

    The list beside the box checks the same caption against every other network, X counted its own way.

Other counters

Count for another network

Twitter (X) character counterEvery network at once

FAQ

Instagram character limits, answered

What is the Instagram caption character limit?
2,200 characters, counting spaces, line breaks, emoji and hashtags. Antwork checks the same limit before it publishes.
How many hashtags can I use on Instagram?
Up to 5 per post or Reel. Instagram announced the cap on its @creators account in December 2025. The counter above shows how many your caption has.
Do hashtags count toward the Instagram character limit?
Yes. A hashtag is caption text, so its # and every letter count toward the 2,200.
Is the limit the same for Reels?
Antwork applies the same 2,200-character limit to every Instagram caption, Reels included.
Will the same caption fit on other networks?
The list beside the box answers that. It checks the caption against every network Antwork publishes to, with X counted the way X counts.

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