Captions and character limits

Every network caps how long a caption can be. lmnts checks the caption against every network on the post as you type. While it's over any of them, the post can't be sent for review, approved or scheduled.

The counters

Under the caption there's a line for each network, for example 1,180/2,200 · 4/30 hashtags · 1/20 mentions (Instagram caption limit). Go over and the line turns red and says what to change.

Close

Limits by network

Instagram and Facebook stories publish no caption, so no limit applies to them.

When you're over

• Shorten the caption until the line is no longer red.
• Or take that network off the post.
• If the Ready for review? box still lists the problem, press Check again.

Close

Threads is stricter: while the caption is over 500 characters, lmnts won't add Threads at all and says Over the Threads limit: shorten the content before adding Threads.

Pasting keeps your layout

Paste from a document, an email or a web page and lmnts keeps the blank lines, bullet points, numbered lists and indents. Bold, links and other formatting are dropped, because networks post plain text.

The YouTube title

With YouTube on the post, a YouTube title field appears above the caption, with its own counter. Leave it empty and the caption's first line becomes the video's title.