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Platform Character Limits
Readability Score (Flesch–Kincaid)

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Readability shows how easy your text is to understand. Higher score = easier to read.

Top 10 Words (Keyword Density)
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Platform Character Limit Checker

Every major platform has different character limits: Twitter/X allows 280 characters, Instagram captions allow 2,200, LinkedIn posts allow 3,000, WhatsApp messages allow 65,536, SMS allows 160, meta descriptions should be 120–160 characters, and Google Ads headlines are capped at 30. This tool shows your current character count against every platform limit simultaneously with a colour-coded progress bar — turning red when you approach the limit.

Reading Time, Speaking Time & Readability

Reading time uses 238 words per minute, the standard used by Medium and most publishing platforms. Speaking time uses 130 WPM — useful for presentations, speeches and YouTube scripts. The Flesch–Kincaid readability score shows how easy your text is to understand, ranging from Very Easy (score 90–100) to Very Difficult (below 30, suited for academics and legal documents).

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many words should a blog post have?
For SEO, aim for 1,500–2,500 words for a comprehensive post. Long-form content (2,000+ words) tends to rank better. Short news posts (300–500 words) are fine but rarely rank for competitive keywords.
What is the Twitter/X character limit?
Twitter/X allows 280 characters per tweet including spaces. Twitter Blue (Premium) users can post up to 25,000 characters.
How is reading time calculated?
Reading time uses 238 WPM — the standard used by Medium. Speaking time uses 130 WPM, the average conversational rate. For academic or technical text, actual reading time may be longer.
What is keyword density?
Keyword density is how often a word appears as a percentage of total words. For SEO, 1–2% is ideal. Above 3–4% is keyword stuffing and can hurt your rankings. The top words section shows your most frequent words and their density.
How is readability score calculated?
This uses the Flesch Reading Ease formula: 206.835 − (1.015 × words/sentences) − (84.6 × syllables/words). Score of 90–100 is very easy, 60–70 is standard plain English, below 30 is very difficult (academic/legal).
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