Facebook character limit
63,206 characters per post — but only about 477 show before “See more”.
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Facebook limits
- Character limit
- 63,206 characters
- Visible before the cut
- about 477 characters approximate
- Counted as
- characters, emoji included
The Facebook character limit is 63,206 characters per post, which is not the number that matters. Paste your text above to count it. Almost nothing you write reaches that cap; what decides whether a post is read is its first line or two, because the feed collapses everything past roughly 477 characters.
That is why this page prints two figures. The cap is where the API refuses the post. The cut is where the feed stops showing it, and a reader has to choose to tap before they see the rest.
A comment is a different limit — 8,000 characters — and neither figure is the page bio's. Links count at their full length in the text even though Facebook renders a preview card underneath them.
In practice: put the point inside the first 400 characters and treat everything after the cut as the part only an interested reader sees. A post that needs two thousand words is usually better as a link to something with room for them.
Questions
What is the character limit on a Facebook post?
63,206 characters. It is high enough that almost no post reaches it, which is why the number that matters is where the feed cuts.
Where does Facebook cut a post with “See more”?
At roughly 477 characters. Facebook does not document it and it moves with the layout, so treat it as approximate and put the point before it.
Do links count toward the Facebook character limit?
Yes, at full length. Facebook shows a preview card for the link, but the URL still occupies characters in the text.
Is the comment limit the same as the post limit?
No. A comment takes 8,000 characters against a post's 63,206.