What is Pinterest’s character limit for a pin description?

Pinterest’s pin description limit is 800 characters, counted as what you see (grapheme clusters), including multi-part emoji, rather than raw code points. It updates automatically if Pinterest changes the number, since the counter reads it from the same limit table SkedCast’s composer uses.

Is the limit different for a Pinterest bio, comment or ad than for a pin description?

This counter measures the pin description limit specifically. Pinterest’s bio, comments, ads and other surfaces often carry their own separate limits that this tool does not check — use the Pinterest row above only for the pin description you are counting.

Can I post text only on Pinterest?

No. Every Pinterest post needs at least one image or video; the caption rides along with the media.

Will Pinterest cut off a long caption?

In the feed, yes: Pinterest shows roughly the first 100 characters and hides the rest behind "…more", so put the hook and any call to action first.

How many hashtags can a Pinterest post have?

SkedCast enforces no hashtag cap for Pinterest; the practical limit is the 800-character text limit and what reads well.

What happens to a link in a Pinterest post?

The link counts at its real length, and Pinterest shows no link-preview card for it.

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Pinterest character counter

Pinterest’s pin description limit is 800 characters. Paste or type your text and this counter shows how many characters you have used and how many are left as you type, counting emoji and spaces the way Pinterest does. It checks the same text against every other network at once, so you can see where one version fits. Pinterest posts take up to 800 characters, shows about 100 before "…more".

Your caption

Characters: 138
Words: 20
Hashtags: 3

Fits on each platform

X (Twitter)Post text · 280 max · weighted (links 23, emoji 2)142 left
BlueskyPost text · 300 max162 left
ThreadsPost text · 500 max362 left
PinterestPin description · 800 max662 left
Google Business ProfilePost description · 1,500 max1,362 left
InstagramCaption · 2,200 max2,062 left
TikTokCaption · 2,200 max2,062 left
LinkedInPost text · 3,000 max2,862 left
TelegramMessage text · 4,096 max3,958 left
YouTubeDescription · 5,000 max4,862 left
Facebook PagesPost text · 63,206 max63,068 left

How do you use the Pinterest character counter?

Paste or type your Pinterest caption. Put your draft Pinterest caption or post text into the box; nothing you type is uploaded anywhere.
Read the Pinterest row first. Find Pinterest in the per-platform list to see its exact limit, the characters left, and whether you are over.
Check every other platform too. Scroll the same list to see the identical caption measured against every other platform SkedCast supports, all in one pass.
Watch words and hashtags. The summary above the list also counts total words and hashtags, so you can keep your hashtag set deliberate.
Trim or write a platform-specific variant. If the Pinterest row shows over-limit, shorten the caption or write a separate version just for Pinterest instead of cutting every version to the tightest limit.

What are the Pinterest rules to know?

The limits SkedCast’s composer checks for Pinterest before a post goes out, read from the same rules table the composer uses.

Text limit	800 characters
How length is counted	As you see it: one emoji or accented letter counts as one character
Hashtags	No hashtag cap enforced
Where the caption is cut off in the feed	About 100 characters before "…more", so lead with the point
Text-only posts	Not allowed: every post needs an image or video
Links in the text	No link-preview card
First comment	Not offered for this platform
Feed crop	2:3 in the feed preview
Images	up to 5 per post · JPEG, PNG · max 20 MB each

Good to know

Pinterest requires an image — you cannot post text without media.
Pinterest cannot post without selecting a board (board is required).
A video pin carries the video alone — images and video never share one pin.
Pinterest does not support polls, threads, or reply/quote posts.
Pinterest does not support a separate first comment.

What does it look like in practice?

A 400-character caption on Pinterest

Pinterest shows about the first 100 characters before "…more", so 300 of the 400 are hidden until someone taps. Put the hook in those first 100.

Pinterest’s real character limit

Pinterest’s pin description limit is 800 characters, counted as what you see (grapheme clusters), including multi-part emoji, rather than raw code points. That is the same number shown in the counter’s Pinterest row, and the same rule SkedCast’s own composer enforces before a post ships.