Character Counter
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Count characters with and without spaces in real time.
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Your information stays on your device and is not uploaded.
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What is a character counter?
A character counter tallies characters, words, sentences, and paragraphs in pasted text. Helpful for social posts, essays, and meta descriptions.
This text character count online tool gives instant character totals for forms, SMS segments, meta descriptions, and API payloads. Paste text to see length with spaces, without spaces, and word count together.
Meta descriptions often target 150–160 characters; SMS single segments are typically 160 GSM characters.
How to use this tool
Paste or type text. Review character counts and adjust copy for your target limit.
Worked example
Example: a 155-character meta description draft fits under the common 160-character SERP display guideline.
When to use this
- Writing meta descriptions and titles.
- Fitting text into web form maxlength fields.
- Checking SMS or push notification length.
Common mistakes
- Counting HTML tags when only visible text matters.
- Using word count when the limit is characters.
- Forgetting multibyte emoji width.
Related long-tail tasks
- count characters without spaces
- unicode character count
- password length check
How it works
Paste or type text to see live character counts. Characters include every symbol, including spaces and line breaks. Characters without spaces exclude all whitespace. The breakdown also shows spaces, letters, digits, lines, and words. Counting runs on your device and nothing is stored.
Limitations
Counts characters and bytes in the pasted text. Social network limits may count URLs, emoji, or line breaks differently.
Privacy and file handling
Your data stays on your device and is not uploaded.
Related Character Counter guides
These pages use the same character counter with guides tailored to specific search intents.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
With vs without spaces?
Both totals are shown—forms vary on which they enforce.
Line breaks counted?
Newlines typically count as characters; check your target system's rules.
Copy limits from results?
Copy your edited text from the input area after trimming.
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