The current character limit for a standard post on Twitter/X is 280 characters for most users. Longer posts are available for some paid subscribers, but the default limit remains 280 characters.

Quick Scoop

  • Standard post limit: 280 characters.
  • Historical note: Twitter used to limit posts to 140 characters before expanding to 280 in 2017.
  • Counts toward the limit: letters, spaces, punctuation, links, hashtags, and @mentions generally count.

Extra context

A practical way to think about it: if you type a short paragraph, you may still be under the limit, but a long thread-style thought usually needs to be split into multiple posts. Some newer paid tiers can allow much longer single posts, but that is not the default for everyone.

TL;DR

Twitter/X posts are usually limited to 280 characters.