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Character Counter

Live character count with optional limit tracking. Useful for social media posts, meta descriptions, and forms.

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About This Tool

Free character counter online — count characters with spaces, without spaces, words, sentences, and paragraphs in real time. Essential for anyone working within character limits: Twitter/X enforces a 280-character limit, SMS messages are 160 characters, LinkedIn posts are 3,000 characters, and Instagram bios are 150 characters. Meta ad copy, Google Ads headlines, and email subject lines all have strict character caps that this tool helps you stay within. Paste your text and see all counts update instantly — no button clicks, no reloads. This online character counter works in any browser on any device, including mobile.

How to Use

  1. 1

    Paste or type your text

    Enter your content into the text area.

  2. 2

    Check the character count

    See characters with and without spaces update live.

  3. 3

    Trim to fit your limit

    Edit your text until you are within your target character limit.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between characters with and without spaces?+
Characters with spaces includes every character including blank spaces. Characters without spaces counts only non-whitespace characters. Some platforms (like Twitter) count spaces, others (like some submission systems) only count visible characters.
Does it count emojis?+
Yes, emojis are counted. Note that some emojis use multiple Unicode code points and may count as 2 characters on platforms that use UTF-16 encoding, such as Twitter.

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