What is the Facebook post character limit?

Facebook posts can be up to 63,206 characters. However, posts are truncated after about 477 characters in the news feed with a 'See more' link.

What is the Facebook ad headline limit?

Facebook ad headlines are limited to 40 characters for optimal display. Longer headlines may be truncated in certain placements.

How long should a Facebook post be for engagement?

Studies show Facebook posts between 40-80 characters get the highest engagement. Shorter posts tend to get more likes and shares.

Does Facebook count URLs as characters?

Yes, the full URL counts toward the character limit, but Facebook automatically generates a preview card for links.

Facebook Character Counter

Check your Facebook post and ad headline character counts. Prevent truncation in feeds.

Post

0 / 63,206

Ad Headline

0 / 40

Ad Description

0 / 125

About This Tool

Check your Facebook post and ad character counts before publishing. Facebook posts allow up to 63,206 characters, but ad headlines are limited to 40 characters and ad descriptions to 125 characters. Prevent truncation and optimize your Facebook content.

How to Use

1Select the field: Post, Ad Headline, or Ad Description.
2Type or paste your Facebook content.
3Monitor the real-time character count and progress bar.
4The counter warns you when approaching or exceeding limits.
5Copy your optimized text to use in Facebook.

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