Character Counter
Count characters with detailed statistics and limits for social media, writing, and content creation with platform-specific character limits. Perfect for Twitter, LinkedIn, and content optimization.
Complete Guide: Character Counter
Everything you need to know about using this tool effectively
The Character Counter analyzes text to report total characters, characters without spaces, words, lines, and estimated reading time. It updates in real time as you type or paste text. You can also view a character frequency breakdown and check your text against preset platform limits like Twitter (280) or SMS (160). All processing happens in the browser.
This tool counts every character in your text, distinguishing between characters with spaces and without. It also counts words using whitespace splitting, counts lines, and estimates reading time at 200 words per minute. A frequency analysis mode shows how often each character appears. There is no limit on input length.
Checking social media character limits
Paste a tweet draft and confirm it fits within 280 characters before posting.
Meeting academic word requirements
Count words and characters in an essay to verify it meets the assignment minimum.
Writing meta descriptions for SEO
Check that your meta description stays under 160 characters so search engines display it fully.
Estimating reading time for a blog post
See how long it takes an average reader to go through your article so you can set expectations in the header.
Enter your text
Paste or type text into the input area. The counter updates as you type.
View live counts
Check the summary showing character count, word count, line count, and reading time.
Check against limits
Compare your count to the preset platform limits displayed below the summary.
Copy or download
Copy the statistics or download them as a text file.
Twitter allows 280 characters. Instagram captions allow up to 2,200.
SMS messages are typically limited to 160 characters per segment.
Character count with spaces is useful for fixed-width fields like SMS.
Character count without spaces is useful for meta descriptions and title tags.
Does the counter include spaces?
It shows both totals. Character count with spaces includes every character including whitespace. Character count without spaces strips all whitespace so you see only visible characters.
Does it count emojis and special characters?
Yes. Every character including emojis, accented letters, and punctuation is counted. Emojis count as one character each.
Is there a maximum text length?
There is no hard limit. The tool handles documents of any length, though very large pastes (hundreds of thousands of characters) may slow down on older devices.
Is my text uploaded anywhere?
No. All counting happens in your browser using JavaScript. The text never leaves your device.
Can I set a custom character limit?
The tool provides preset limits for common platforms. For a custom limit, check your count against the displayed total manually.
Does it work with non-Latin scripts?
Yes. The counter works with any Unicode text, including Chinese, Arabic, Cyrillic, and other scripts.