How do I count characters in my text?

Paste or type your text. The character count updates live. Switch between counting with spaces and without spaces using the toggle.

How do I check against a character limit?

Click any preset button — Twitter (280), SMS (160), Meta Description (155), Title Tag (60), or Instagram (2200). A progress bar shows how much of the limit you have used, changing from green to yellow to red as you approach the limit.

What is the difference between characters with and without spaces?

Characters with spaces includes every character including whitespace. Characters without spaces counts only non-whitespace characters. Most social media platforms count spaces as characters.

Character Counter

Count characters with live feedback. Check against Twitter, SMS, Meta Description, and more.

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Characters

Without Spaces

Words

Lines

Check against a limit

How to Character Counter

Paste or type your text into the input area.
The character count updates instantly.
Click a preset button (Twitter, SMS, Meta Description, etc.) to set a character limit.
A progress bar shows how close you are to the limit, turning yellow then red as you approach it.

Why Use This Tool?

Every platform has its own character limits. This tool makes it easy to see at a glance whether your text fits — for tweets, SMS messages, SEO meta descriptions, page title tags, or Instagram captions. The color-coded progress bar gives instant visual feedback so you never go over the limit by accident.

Character Counter

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