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Profile Bio Checker

Paste your bio once and see it against seven platforms' limits, whether the words people search for are in it — near the start — and whether it has a link. Checked on this page, nothing uploaded.

What someone would type to find you: what you make, your genre or topic, your city.

Length on each platform

91 characters · too long for TikTok

  • Instagram · Bio91 / 150

    59 left

    Not published — the app's bio field stops at 150.

  • TikTok · Bio91 / 80 — 11 over

    Cut 11 to fit

    Not published — the app's bio field stops at 80 for most accounts.

  • YouTube · Channel description91 / 1,000

    909 left

    1,000 characters. Links go in their own fields — up to 14 can show on your channel's Home tab.

  • Threads · Bio91 / 150

    59 left

    Not published — the app's bio field stops at 150.

  • X · Bio91 / 160

    69 left

    “Bio (maximum 160 characters).” The Website field is separate.

  • Facebook · Bio (Intro on a computer)91 / 101

    10 left

    Not published — the profile's bio field stops at 101.

  • Bluesky · Description91 / 256

    165 left

    256 graphemes — an emoji or a flag counts as 1.

Keywords and link

  • songwriter— in, near the start
  • bedroom pop— in, near the start

Link in the text: linktr.ee/yourname

Your bio is checked on this page. Nothing is saved or sent to CAPTD.

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How to use this

What it does

Counts your bio the way a person reads it — an emoji or a flag is one character — against each platform's bio limit, checks the keywords you give it are in the bio as whole words and near the start, and finds any web address you typed.

What you'll need

  • Your bio, as you'd paste it into the profile
  • A few keywords: what you make, your genre or topic, your city

Steps

  1. Paste your bio.
  2. Add the words someone would search to find you.
  3. Fix any platform that's over, move missing keywords in, then copy the bio.

Reading the result

Each bar fills against that platform's limit and turns red when it's over. A keyword “near the start” is inside the first 60 characters — no platform publishes how much of a bio shows before “more”, so treat that as a rule of thumb, not a rule.

Tips

  • Lead with what you make, not where you've been featured.
  • One link, in the profile's own link or website field where it has one.
  • Give people a reason to follow now: “new songs most Fridays”, “a new episode every Tuesday”.
  • Use the shortest platform (TikTok) as your first draft, then add to it for the rest.

Learn more

What makes a good creator bio?

A bio has three jobs: say what you make, say why someone should follow, and point to where to find more. It's often the only thing a person reads before deciding.

Each platform caps it differently — X at 160 characters, YouTube's channel description at 1,000, Bluesky at 256 graphemes — so the same bio rarely fits everywhere unedited.

Why it matters when you're growing

When someone lands on your profile from a post, the bio decides whether a view becomes a follow. Clear words also help people find you in each app's search.

Common mistakes

  • A list of credits. tell people what they'll get by following, not your CV.
  • A link typed in the bio. where the profile has a link or website field, that's the one that's always tappable.
  • The keyword at the end. the first line is what shows in previews and search.

FAQ

How long can an Instagram bio be?
Instagram's bio field stops at 150 characters. Instagram doesn't publish the figure on a page we could check, so the tool shows it as the app's limit, not a published one.
How long can a TikTok bio be?
TikTok's bio field stops at 80 characters for most accounts. TikTok doesn't publish it, and some accounts report more — check in the app if yours lets you type past 80.
What's the X (Twitter) bio limit?
160 characters, from X's own Help Centre. Your website goes in a separate field.
How are emoji counted?
Here, as one character each, the way you see them. Some apps count an emoji as 2 internally, so leave a few characters spare if you use several.
Is my bio stored?
No. It's checked on this page and never sent anywhere.

Sources — checked on

Instagram, TikTok, Threads and Facebook publish no bio limit on a page we could read; their figures are where the app's bio field stops.