Character Count
Count the exact number of characters in your text, with and without spaces, updated live as you type.
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Characters (including spaces)
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Without Spaces
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Words
Recommended Settings
Pro Tips
- •The count updates live as you type or paste, so you can watch it in real time
- •Both with-spaces and without-spaces counts are shown, since different platforms count characters differently
- •Useful for staying under limits on X/Twitter, SMS, meta descriptions, and other character-capped fields
- •Every character counts, including punctuation, emoji, and line breaks
Most Popular
Most users check the with-spaces count, since that's what most social platforms and forms use for their limits
When to Use This Tool
Check that a post fits within a platform's character limit before publishing.
Verify a meta description or title fits common SEO length guidelines.
Check how many characters a message uses before it splits into multiple texts.
Confirm text fits within a form's character limit before submitting.
How It Works
Count every character in your text, including letters, numbers, punctuation, and spaces
Separately count characters with all whitespace removed
Update both counts live as you type or paste
100% Private
Files never leave your device. All processing happens locally in your browser.
Lightning Fast
Powered by Client-side string length calculation for optimal performance on modern browsers.
Open Source
Built with verified, open-source libraries. Fully transparent.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this count spaces?
The main count includes spaces. A separate count without spaces is shown below it for comparison.
Does this count emoji correctly?
Most emoji are counted the way JavaScript sees them, which can differ slightly from how some platforms count complex multi-part emoji.
Is my data sent to a server?
No. Counting happens entirely in your browser as you type.
Is there a character limit for this tool?
No, you can paste text of any length - the count will simply reflect however much you enter.
Does this count line breaks as characters?
Yes, each line break counts as one character in the with-spaces total.