YouTube Script Word Count: Words to Runtime7 minute read
Your YouTube script word count is really your runtime. At 150 words per minute, a 10-minute video is about 1,500 words. Here's the full words-to-time cheat sheet.
Character limits and writing tips for Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok
Your YouTube script word count is really your runtime. At 150 words per minute, a 10-minute video is about 1,500 words. Here's the full words-to-time cheat sheet.
YouTube gives you 5,000 characters but shows only ~150 before "Show more," and the limit counts bytes, not characters. Here's the real guide, plus the title fold.
Facebook gives you 63,206 characters per post, a number an engineer set as a hex joke. Here's every limit, which ones Meta publishes, and the fold that matters.
LinkedIn gives you 3,000 characters per post and shows roughly 150. Here's every limit, which ones LinkedIn actually publishes, and the number that matters.
The Twitter character limit is 280 for free accounts and 25,000 with Premium. Here's every 2026 limit, plus what URLs, emojis, and CJK characters really cost you.
Instagram caption length runs to 2,200 characters, but the feed folds at 125. Here's every 2026 limit, the ideal length by post type, and how to check yours free.