Character Counter
Free Online Character Counter — Fast & Private
Count characters with and without spaces instantly. Check word count, sentences, paragraphs, lines, SMS segments, social media limits, Google Ads limits, and SEO meta length in your browser.
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Analysis settings
Detailed insights
SMS Segment Counter
Text Analysis
Platform Limits
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Recommended: Title ~60 chars, Meta ~150-160 chars. Google does not have a fixed limit; snippets may be truncated depending on device width.
How to use Character Counter
Follow these simple steps to use the tool.
- 1 Type or paste your text into the box above.
- 2 See real-time counts for characters, words, sentences, and lines.
- 3 Adjust reading or speaking speed to estimate read times, and review platform limits.
- 4 Choose TXT, MD, PDF, or DOCX from the download menu to save the text on your device.
- 5 Click Clear to reset and start over.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about our Character Counter tool.
Does this tool count spaces?
Yes. It shows both characters with spaces and characters without spaces.
Does this tool count emojis correctly?
It shows a normal JavaScript character count and a visible character count. The visible character count uses grapheme segmentation when supported, which is better for emojis and combined characters.
Is my text saved or uploaded?
No. The text is processed in your browser. If you enable "Save draft on this device," the draft is stored locally in your browser only.
What is the difference between characters and words?
Characters are individual text units such as letters, numbers, punctuation, symbols, spaces, and emojis. Words are groups of characters separated by spaces or language-specific word boundaries.
What is the SMS character limit?
A standard GSM-7 SMS has 160 characters. Unicode SMS messages, often triggered by emojis or non-GSM characters, have 70 characters in a single segment. Longer messages are split into multiple segments.
What is the LinkedIn post character limit?
LinkedIn posts support up to 3,000 characters.
What is the X/Twitter character limit?
Standard X/Twitter posts use the typical 280-character limit. Longer posts can be available for premium accounts and can go up to 25,000 characters.
What is a good meta description length?
A practical recommendation is around 150–160 characters, but Google does not have a fixed meta description limit. Search snippets may be truncated depending on device width.
Can I upload a file?
Yes. Support TXT, MD, CSV, and JSON first. Add DOCX or PDF only if the project already has safe browser utilities for them.
Can I download the result?
Yes. The tool should support downloading the text and exporting stats as TXT, Markdown, JSON, or CSV.
About Character Counter
Learn more about character counting, spaces, and platform limits.
What Is a Character Counter?
A character counter measures the length of text.
It helps when writing for platforms with limits.
It is useful for social media, SMS, ads, SEO, school assignments, resumes, forms, and app notifications.
Characters With Spaces vs Without Spaces
Characters with spaces include letters, numbers, punctuation, emojis, and spaces.
Characters without spaces remove whitespace.
Some platforms count spaces; some writing tasks ask for characters excluding spaces.
Character Counter for Social Media
Social media platforms have strict limits. Use this tool to check lengths for X/Twitter standard posts, X Premium long posts, LinkedIn posts, and Instagram captions or bios.
SMS Character Counter
SMS limits depend on encoding: GSM-7 vs Unicode.
Emoji or non-Latin characters can reduce segment capacity from 160 to 70 characters.
Multipart SMS uses smaller per-segment limits (153 for GSM-7, 67 for Unicode).
SEO Title and Meta Description Length
SEO titles should be concise and readable.
Meta descriptions should summarize the page and encourage clicks.
Google does not enforce a fixed meta description length; snippets may be truncated by device width.
Use recommendations, not hard limits.
Google Ads Character Counter
Headlines have a 30-character limit.
Descriptions have a 90-character limit.
Path fields have a 15-character limit.
Double-width languages may count differently in Google Ads.
Why This Tool Is Private
Runs entirely in your browser with no signup required.
No server upload of your typed text.
Local draft saving is optional and stored only on your device.