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Drop in your image and caption and see your Instagram post the way the feed shows it, with your username, likes and the "… more" cut. Download it as a PNG for a client, a deck or your portfolio.
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alexmorgan Behind the scenes of our new studio ✨ Three weeks, two very tired painters and one wall we repainted four times. Swipe to see the before and after, and tell us which corner is your favourite 👇
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LinkedIn and Instagram cut by lines, so the cut moves with screen width. X counts like X does: links as 23, emoji as 2.
Schedule it with FeedHiveIn the feed, Instagram shows your username and the start of your caption on two lines, then "… more". On a phone that's about 90–125 characters of caption with no line breaks, minus the length of your username. A line break ends the visible part early, so put your hook in the first line.
The Instagram character limit for captions is 2,200, according to Meta's developer documentation. The Instagram caption preview above tracks it as you type, and shows the cut on a phone and on desktop.
Feeds show the start of a post and hide the rest behind a "more" link. Most people decide whether to tap it from the lines they can already see, so a strong opening does most of the work.
LinkedIn and Instagram cut by lines, not by a fixed number of characters. A line break uses up a whole line, so a post that opens with three short lines can lose its third sentence below the cut. That's why the cut lands in a different place on a phone and on a desktop, and why it helps to check it before you post.
Lead with the result
Put the outcome, number or claim in the first line, and the setup after it.
Cut the warm-up
Greetings and "I've been thinking about…" use the lines people actually see.
Watch your line breaks
Each empty line costs a full line above the cut. Use them after the hook, not before it.
Check both screens
Switch between Phone and Desktop. Most people read on a phone, where the cut comes earlier.
Upload your image and paste your caption above. The Instagram post preview shows your username, image, likes and the caption cut the way the feed does.
Instagram shows two lines, starting with your username. With no line breaks that's about 90–125 characters of caption on a phone, fewer if your username is long.
2,200 characters, including spaces, line breaks and emoji. The Instagram character counter under the preview shows how many you've used.
You can set any name, photo, caption and like count, which makes it handy for design mockups and client approvals. Please don't use it to impersonate a real person or brand.
No. The preview, the character count and the PNG download all run in your browser. FeedHive never receives or stores your text, profile photo or post image.
Yes. There's no account, no signup, no watermark and no limit on how often you use it.
Beyond previews
FeedHive shows a preview for every platform while you write, then publishes to LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Threads, TikTok, Facebook and more at the best time. FeedHive AI learns your brand voice and helps you write the next post, too.
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