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Almost every kind of writing comes with a number attached: X (Twitter) posts are capped at 280 characters, YouTube titles at 100, meta descriptions ideally 150–160, college essays at 500–2000 words, and many client briefs pay by the word.
Going over looks sloppy; staying safely under looks intentional. A live counter removes all guesswork while you edit.
| Platform | Limit |
|---|---|
| X / Twitter post | 280 characters |
| SEO meta description | ~155–160 characters |
| YouTube title | 100 characters |
| Instagram caption | 2,200 characters |
| LinkedIn post | 3,000 characters |
| WhatsApp status | 700 characters |
Aim for sentences under 20 words — the sentence count and average word length here help you spot walls of text.
One idea per paragraph. If a paragraph crosses 150 words, look for a natural place to break it.
For SEO content, 300–600 words usually works for tool pages and 1,000+ for in-depth guides — but always write for the reader first.
| Platform | Limit |
|---|---|
| Google meta description (before truncation) | ~155-160 characters |
| X / Twitter post | 280 characters |
| Single SMS | 160 characters |
| YouTube title | 100 characters |
| Instagram caption | 2,200 characters |
| WhatsApp status text | ~700 characters |
Knowing these numbers saves rework: writers draft a tweet, a meta description, or an ad headline first and trim it against the limit before publishing. This counter shows live counts as you type, so you can stop exactly at the limit instead of overwriting and cutting later.
Studies of Google's top-ranking pages routinely find average lengths of 1,000-1,500+ words, because longer pages naturally cover more of what searchers ask. But length is a correlation, not a rule — a tight 600-word answer that fully solves the query outranks a padded 2,000-word article. Use word count as a completeness check, not a target.
Reading time is computed at typical adult reading speed. A large meta-analysis puts silent reading for adults at roughly 238 words per minute, so a typical estimate uses 200-250 wpm: a 1,000-word article is about a 4-5 minute read. Our counter applies the same math.
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