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# Why do formatted (bold, italic) characters count as two on Twitter/X?

When using bold or italic text on Twitter/X, you might notice that these characters count as two instead of one, similar to [emojis](https://help.publer.io/en/article/how-to-add-emojis-to-your-captions-on-publer-t9q4g6/?bust=1709821680679). 

You can test this by copying the text from Publer on X or by using [this tool](https://wordcounter.net/character-count).

# Why do formatted characters count as two on Twitter? 

Twitter/X’s API does not support bold or italic text directly. The only way to make text bold/italic is with the help of special **Unicode characters**. When you hover over the **"B"/Bold** or _"I"/Italic_ icons in the text editor, you will see a pop-up indicating the use of these characters.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/screen-shot-2024-08-18-at-1223_1uhje6y.png)

These Unicode bold/italic characters are more complex and typically require more than one byte for storage, causing them to count as 2 characters each.

This is a temporary solution because Twitter/X’s API doesn’t support bold or italic text. This workaround gives you more formatting options until the platforms' API supports it directly.

|| Learn more on how to format text [here](https://help.publer.io/en/article/how-to-format-your-captions-on-publer-vadik1/). 

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_Written by: [Brikena Cani](https://publer.io/about/brikenacani)_