# Instagram bio line breaks and character counter > Add line breaks and blank lines to your Instagram bio that stay put, with a live 150 character counter and preview. Copy it and paste it into Instagram. Write your bio the way you want it to look, with spaces between lines. Copy it and paste it into Instagram, and the line breaks stay. ## Why Instagram removes your line breaks Instagram keeps single line breaks, but it often drops **blank lines**, and a line that ends in a space can lose its break. So a bio written with a gap between your intro and your call to action arrives squashed into one block. The fix is to put an invisible character on the blank lines, so Instagram sees text there and keeps the line. This tool does that for you, and trims the trailing spaces that cause the rest of the trouble. Untick "Keep blank lines" if you want them gone instead. ## How to use it 1. Type or paste your bio in the box. Press Enter where you want a new line, and twice where you want a gap. 2. Watch the counter: Instagram allows **150 characters**. Pick another app to check its limit. 3. Tap **Copy bio**, then in Instagram go to Edit profile, Bio, and paste. The preview shows roughly how it reads on a profile. Each app wraps long lines a little differently, so check it on your phone. ## What to put in 150 characters A bio that converts usually has three lines: who you are, what you make or do and for whom, and where to tap. Leave the last line pointing at your link, since that is the one thing in your bio people can tap. If you have more than one thing to link, [use all five links Instagram allows](https://makerhandle.com/blog/instagram-five-links-in-bio), or point the bio link at one page with everything on it. Changing it? [How to change your Instagram bio link](https://makerhandle.com/blog/change-instagram-bio-link) covers the steps. ## Questions ### How many characters can an Instagram bio have? 150 characters, including spaces, line breaks and emoji. The counter here counts the same way, with the invisible blank line characters included. ### What is the invisible character? A blank Braille pattern (U+2800). It shows as empty space on every phone, but Instagram treats it as text, so the blank line survives. ### Do emoji count as one character? Most count as one here. Some emoji are made of several characters joined together (skin tones, flags, families) and Instagram may count those as more, so leave a few characters of room. ### Does it work for TikTok and X? Yes. Pick the app at the top to switch the limit. TikTok bios hold 80 characters, X 160, Threads 150 and Bluesky 256. --- Source: https://makerhandle.com/tools/instagram-bio-line-breaks makerhandle: makerhandle is a link in bio for makers, creators and small businesses: your links and your work, with optional verified revenue.