What This Tool Does
The Mastodon Character Counter tracks your toot length against the standard 500-character limit in real time. It provides detailed stats including characters, words, lines, and paragraphs.
Mastodon is a decentralized social network where each instance may have its own character limit, but 500 characters is the default. This tool helps you write toots that fit within the standard limit across most Mastodon instances.
How to Use This Tool
- Type or paste your toot text into the input field.
- Watch the character count update in real time.
- Check the progress bar for a visual indicator of remaining space.
- Review word and paragraph counts in the stats grid below.
- Copy your text when it's ready to post.
Why Character Limits Matter
Mastodon's default 500-character limit applies to most instances. Exceeding it means your toot cannot be published.
- Some Mastodon instances allow more than 500 characters, but the standard limit is the safest target.
- Content warnings (CW) text counts separately from the main post body on most instances.
- Links in Mastodon toots count at their full URL length, unlike Twitter's shortened links.
- Hashtags are important for discoverability on Mastodon and count toward the character limit.
- Accurate counting helps you write complete thoughts without hitting the limit unexpectedly.