Preview on X
0 / 280 on X
0 / 50 display name characters
X counts styled letters as two characters each (links as 23), so a fully styled post holds about 140 letters. The @handle takes plain letters, numbers, and underscores only; put the style in the display name, the bio, or a word or two of a post.
Symbols and emoji
The check marks above are ordinary symbols. X's blue verification badge is not a character and cannot be typed, and imitating it in a name or post is against X's rules.
No emoji matches that name.
How it works
X has no font picker or formatting buttons, but it renders any Unicode character, and Unicode carries whole alphabets that look like bold, italic, script, gothic, bubble, small-caps, and monospace lettering. The Twitter Font Generator rewrites your text into those alphabets, previews it as an X post with X's own character count, and copies the result to paste into a post, reply, bio, or display name.
- Format part of a post: select words in the text box and click Bold, Italic, Bold Italic, Sans Bold, Strikethrough, Underline, or Monospace; only the selection changes, and Undo restores it.
- 20+ styles, each with Copy; click a card's text to copy it, or pick a style for the preview.
- Symbols and emoji: arrows, stars, bullets, dividers, hearts, currency, and a searchable emoji grid; a click inserts at the cursor or copies.
- Spacing helper: blank lines, invisible extra blank lines that X keeps, and a tidy-up.
- X counting: the meter counts the way X does, links at 23 and styled letters at 2 each, so the preview matches the composer.
- Nothing is uploaded; everything runs in your browser.
Use styled text sparingly: X search matches plain words, screen readers stumble on the characters, and a wall of styled text reads as spam. The @handle never takes styled text; the display name does.
What you will see
- Display name
- The name shown above your posts (up to 50 characters), separate from the plain @handle.
- Post, bio, or any text
- The text rendered in every style, with the formatting toolbar for styling only a selection.
- Preview on X
- An X-style post card showing the name and text in the style picked in the Style menu (or a card's Preview button), as a post (280) or a bio (160).
- Meter
- X's weighted count: plain letters 1, styled letters 2, links 23. Amber near the limit, red over it. The display name counts against 50.
- Symbols and emoji
- Click to insert at the cursor in the text box (or copy only). Emoji count as two characters on X.
- Style cards
- Every style with its name, a Copy button, and a Preview button; clicking the styled text copies it.
Frequently asked questions
How does the Twitter font generator work?
Type your post, bio, or display name and every style updates instantly. Each style is built from real Unicode characters rather than a font file, so you can press Copy on a style and paste it anywhere X accepts text: a post, a reply, your bio, or your display name. To style only part of a post, select the words in the text box and click Bold, Italic, Strikethrough, or another button in the toolbar; the rest stays plain.
How do I make text bold or italic on X (Twitter)?
X has no bold or italic button, so people paste Unicode letters that look bold or italic. Select the words in the text box, click Bold or Italic, then copy the post. The letters are copied as they are, and X shows them in the styled alphabet on every phone and browser that has the glyphs, which the common styles (Bold, Italic, Sans Bold, Monospace) do.
Do fancy fonts count against the 280 characters?
Yes, and they cost double. X counts most Latin letters as one character but the styled Unicode alphabets as two each, so a 100-letter post in Bold uses about 200 of the 280. Strikethrough and Underline add an invisible mark after every letter, which also comes to two per letter. The count under the preview uses X's own rules (including links at 23), so what you see here is what the composer will show.
Can I use a fancy font in my X username?
No. The @handle accepts only letters, numbers, and underscores (up to 15 characters), and it is what people type to find you, so it must stay plain. The display name (up to 50 characters) is separate and accepts styled text, which is where most people put a bold or cursive name; the Twitter Username Generator handles the plain handle.
What font does X (Twitter) use?
Chirp, a custom typeface X introduced in 2021, with the system font (San Francisco on Apple devices, Roboto on Android) in places the app cannot load Chirp. You cannot change the font X renders; the styles here work because they are different characters, not a different font.
Why do some letters show as boxes or question marks?
The device you pasted on does not have a glyph for that Unicode character. The text is still correct, it just cannot be drawn there. Bold, Italic, Sans Bold, and Monospace have the widest support across the X apps and browsers; the more decorative styles vary by phone, so check on the device most of your readers use.
How do I add extra blank lines or spacing to a post?
X keeps a single blank line between paragraphs but collapses two or more into one, and the app strips blank lines at the very start of a post. The spacing helper inserts an invisible character (a Braille blank) on its own line, which keeps every blank line you add, so you can space out a list or a poem. Use it sparingly: the invisible characters count toward the limit.
Are styled fonts bad for reach, search, or accessibility?
They can be. X search matches plain words, so a styled word is not found by the word it looks like; screen readers spell the characters out letter by letter or skip them, which is why accessibility guides ask for plain text; and a post that is entirely styled reads as spam to many people. Style a word or two, keep the rest plain, and never imitate the verification checkmark: it is against X's rules and the real badge cannot be typed anyway.