Instagram Character Counter
See how much of the 2,200 characters you have used and how the caption reads before “more”.
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2,200 left
Network-specific link weighting and account-level limits can differ from this browser estimate.
Instagram details
- Hashtags
- 0
- Mentions
- 0
- Links
- 0
Roughly what shows before “more”
Your opening lines appear here.
The cut-off varies by device and app version, so treat it as an estimate.
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✓Instagram · 2,200 characters2,200 leftPractical guide
Make the first line do the work
Instagram gives a caption 2,200 characters but shows only the opening before it collapses behind “more”. Most readers never expand it, so the first line should carry the hook and the main message on its own.
The fold preview below shows roughly what appears before the cut-off, so you can check whether the opening still makes sense without the rest. Put hashtags and secondary detail after it.
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Paste the caption
Use the full text, including hashtags and line breaks.
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Check the fold preview
Read only the visible part and confirm the hook survives the cut.
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Review length and tags
Confirm the total is under 2,200 and the hashtag count is intentional.
Pro tips
Pro tips for Instagram posts
Only the opening is visible
Feeds collapse long captions behind “more” after roughly 125 characters. Put the hook and the main benefit before that point.
Hashtags count toward the limit
Hashtags are part of the caption text, so they use the same 2,200 characters. Instagram also caps the number of hashtags per post.
Line breaks are characters too
Each line break counts. Heavily spaced captions use more of the limit than they look.
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