Twitter / X Bio Character Counter
Stay within the 160-character Twitter bio limit. Real-time count, emoji-aware.
160-character limit, counted correctly
Twitter (now X) limits bios to 160 characters. Spaces, punctuation, emojis, hashtags, and mentions all count toward the limit. Paste your draft bio below to see exact length, remaining characters, and word count instantly. Use the counter to fit more meaning into fewer characters before you update your profile.
This tool counts
- ✓ Characters (Twitter's exact rule)
- ✓ Characters without spaces
- ✓ Word count
- ✓ Remaining characters to the 160 limit
- ✓ Emoji-aware measurement
Bio limits at a glance
- • Bio: 160 characters
- • Display name: 50 characters
- • Username: 15 characters
- • Location: 30 characters
- • Website: 100 characters
All Twitter / X character limits (2026)
| Profile element | Character limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Display name | 50 characters | Shown at the top of your profile. |
| Username (@handle) | 15 characters | Letters, numbers, and underscores only. |
| Bio | 160 characters | Description under your name. |
| Location | 30 characters | Free text, not verified. |
| Website URL | 100 characters | One URL field; clickable. |
| Tweet / Post | 280 characters | Standard tier; 25,000 for paid tiers. |
| Direct message | 10,000 characters | DMs have much higher limit than tweets. |
How to write a 160-character Twitter bio that converts
1. Lead with identity, not interests
Who you are beats what you like. “Backend engineer at X, writing about distributed systems” outperforms “Coffee lover, dog person, tech enthusiast.”
2. One sentence, three pieces
Identity + specialty + current focus. 40-character rule of thumb: 40 for who, 40 for what, 40 for now, 40 for personality or link.
3. Include search keywords
Twitter search indexes bio text. Include the terms your audience searches for: job title, technology, industry, location.
4. Skip “opinions my own”
Legally redundant and consumes 17 characters. Pinned tweets or a linked disclosure page work better.
5. Leave room to breathe
Bios at 130–150 characters often perform better than 159. Whitespace and line breaks improve scannability.
6. Lead with verbs for activity
“Writing about fintech” beats “A writer who writes about fintech.”
7. End with a call to action or hook
“DM open for freelance” or “Building Zotic→” turns your bio into a conversion asset, not just a description.
Twitter bio examples (under 160 characters)
Staff Engineer @stripe · Writing about payments infra and system design · Previously at Google · DMs open
142 characters · Professional / technical
Founder @tallyapp · Bootstrapped to $1M ARR · Building in public · Lagos & London
98 characters · Founder / building-in-public
Fiction writer · Short stories in Granta, The New Yorker, McSweeney's · Debut novel 2026 · Represented by [agent]
140 characters · Author / literary
SEO consultant · Former head of growth at [startup] · Writing about technical SEO and content strategy · Newsletter ↓
148 characters · Consultant / creator
Frequently asked questions
What is the Twitter bio character limit?
160 characters. Same for free and paid tiers.
Does Twitter bio count spaces?
Yes — spaces, punctuation, emojis, and links all count.
How many words fit in a Twitter bio?
Typically 25–35 words. Shorter words fit more; long technical terms fit fewer.
Can I include emojis in my Twitter bio?
Yes. Most emojis count as 1–2 characters. Multi-codepoint emojis (flags, skin-tone variants) may count as more.
Do mentions and hashtags count?
Yes, fully. A @mention or #hashtag counts every character including the symbol.
Can I add links to my bio?
Yes. Links count their full character length in the bio, unlike in tweets where they count as ~23 characters.