Twitter’s 140 Character Limit No Longer Counts Photos, Videos, GIFs, Polls or Quote Tweets

Today, Twitter announced it is no longer counting non-text items towards the character limit. However, Twitter didn’t abandon their 140-character limit for tweets today, but they did make it much easier for you to get your message across while tweeting and sharing other things.

Say more about what's happening! Rolling out now: photos, videos, GIFs, polls, and Quote Tweets no longer count toward your 140 characters. pic.twitter.com/I9pUC0NdZC

— Twitter (@twitter) September 19, 2016

Starting today, photos, videos, GIFs, polls, and quote tweets no longer count towards the 140 character limit within a tweet. 

Yay! 
Source : Twitter