Character Limits That Matter: Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Meta Descriptions, and More

Character limits are everywhere, and they're rarely intuitive. Twitter is 280, but tweets with images feel different. LinkedIn gives you 3,000 characters for posts, but only 220 display before "See more." Meta descriptions can be 160 characters, but Google often ignores them anyway. Here's a practical reference for the limits that actually matter, and what they mean for how you write. Social media character limits Twitter / X Element Limit Tweet 280 characters Tweet with media 280 characters (UR