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Artist bio length checker
Paste your bio and see at a glance where it fits: Instagram, TikTok, X, your YouTube channel and Spotify. Free, no sign-in, nothing leaves your browser.
- TikTok80 max
- Instagram150 max
- X (Twitter)160 max
- YouTube channel1000 max
- Spotify1500 max
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How long should an artist bio be on each platform?
Every platform gives you a different amount of room, so one bio doesn't fit everywhere. Spotify allows up to 1,500 characters in the artist bio, and you can link artists, albums and playlists inside it with @. Social bios are tiny by comparison: around 150 characters on Instagram and 80 on TikTok, which is a line, not a story.
The practical answer is three lengths of the same bio: one line for social profiles, a short paragraph for Spotify and press, and a longer version for your EPK and website. Write the long one first, then cut, so the short versions keep the strongest detail instead of the first sentence.
Tips that work
- Lead with who you are and what you sound like in one sentence; the rest is supporting detail
- Use third person for Spotify, press and the EPK, first person for social
- Update the bio with every release so it mentions what's new
Common mistakes
- Pasting the long EPK bio into Instagram and letting it cut off mid-sentence
- Opening with your birth year or your first instrument instead of the music you make now
- Listing every influence you've ever had
Sources: Spotify: Adding a bio to your Spotify artist profile
Frequently asked questions
How long can an Instagram bio be?
150 characters. TikTok allows 80, X allows 160, a YouTube channel description 1,000 and a Spotify artist bio 1,500.
Do emojis count as one character?
This checker counts each emoji as one character, which matches how most platforms count simple emojis. Some combined emojis can count as more.