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Social Media & Content Creation vocabulary · Posting and Publishing

Character limit

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

nounCommon term

In social media & content creation, character limit means: The maximum number of text characters allowed in a particular field or message.

In Turkish: karakter sınırı

How it is used

Writers check the character limit before submitting captions; counting rules can differ between platforms.

Example sentences

  1. The caption exceeds the character limit by twelve characters.

    The draft is longer than the field permits.

  2. Leave room for the link within the character limit.

    The available text space must also accommodate the link.

Common collocations

  • exceed the character limit
  • check the character limit
  • captionThe text written with a post, which can explain the image, tell a story, ask a question or include hashtags.
  • bioThe short text on a profile that tells visitors who you are and what your account is about, often with a link.

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