Threads character counter

Threads limits at a glance

• Text: up to 500 characters.
• Media: up to 20 files per post.
• Follow-ups: yes. Postozo posts follow-up comments or thread items after the main post.
• Settings in Postozo: none needed.

How Threads counts characters

Threads counts every character of the post, up to 500. Links, hashtags and emoji all count.

Among the 23 networks with a counter here, Threads has the 4th shortest of 14 different limits. Pinterest, Mastodon, Twitch and Kick have the same limit of 500. Shorter is not worse: it only changes how you write. Short limits reward 1 clear idea per post.

This counter counts each character (Unicode code point), the same way Postozo checks it before saving.

Rules Postozo checks for Threads

Max 500 characters. Up to 20 photos or videos. Follow-up comments become replies in a thread.

How to use this Threads counter

1. Write or paste your Threads post in the box above.
2. Watch the "left" number. It turns amber when less than 10% is left and red when the text is too long.
3. Count links and hashtags as part of the text: Threads counts them too.
4. Too long? Move the rest to a follow-up. Postozo posts follow-ups as a thread.

Connecting Threads to Postozo

You connect Threads by signing in with Threads and allowing access. Postozo never sees your password.

After posting, Postozo shows channel statistics and statistics for each post as Threads shares them, next to the live link.

Tips for Threads posts

• Split longer thoughts into a reply chain. In Postozo, follow-up comments become replies under your post.
• You can add up to 20 photos or videos to 1 post.
• Use "Auto plug post" to reply with a link once a post reaches a number of likes.
• Threads is linked to Instagram, so the same brand voice usually fits both.

Before you post on Threads

• Read the post on a phone screen. Most people will see it there, and long lines look longer on a small screen.
• Open every link once to check it works and goes to the right page.
• Keep the full, longer version of your text. You may want it for a network with more room than Threads.

Write once, fit every network

If you post the same message to several networks, Postozo lets you write it once and change the text for Threads only. The AI assistant can shorten a post to fit Threads, and the post editor warns you before a post breaks a rule. See every network's limit on the all-networks character counter.