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 Twitter character counter (X post counter) shows characters with and without spaces so you can trim copy before publishing. Paste your draft and watch the live total against the 280-character cap.
Links may count differently on X depending on t.co wrapping—leave margin if you include URLs.
Emojis can count as more than one character in some platforms.
How to use this tool
Paste your post text. Compare character count to 280; edit until under the limit.
Worked example
Example: a 287-character draft shows you are 7 over—trim the CTA line to fit.
When to use this
- Drafting social posts before scheduling.
- Trimming threads into single tweets.
- Checking ad copy for social specs.
Common mistakes
- Ignoring that images do not reduce text limit.
- Forgetting @mentions and hashtags count.
- Using full URL length before shortening.
Related long-tail tasks
- linkedin character limit
- instagram caption counter
- sms 160 character count
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
Is the limit still 280?
X (Twitter) standard posts allow 280 characters for most accounts.
Spaces counted?
This tool shows both with-spaces and without-spaces totals.
Threads?
Each tweet in a thread has its own 280-character limit—count each segment separately.
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