Character Counter
Real-Time Utility
Count characters with and without spaces and monitor social network limits live.
Everything you need to know
Social Media Character Limits
Monitor exact character and word limits for Twitter/X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and more.
Set a Writing Goal
Keyword Density & Frequency
Analyze 1, 2, and 3-word n-grams to prevent keyword stuffing and optimize search rankings.
Engineered for Precision & Speed
Everything you need to write, edit, and optimize content efficiently in your browser.
Every keystroke updates words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs as you type.
Basic counting does not require text upload.
Live progress bars for Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, and SMS limits.
Set custom word count targets with real-time percentage progress and milestone badges.
Parse and count words inside .docx, .pdf, and .txt files locally without cloud uploads.
Get live Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level clarity diagnostics.
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Got Questions? We Have Answers
Common questions about the free online character counter tool.
A character counter is an online tool that calculates the total number of characters in your text. This tool counts characters both with spaces and without spaces, so you can check the exact length required by any platform or style guide.
Both counts are displayed side by side: characters with spaces and characters without spaces. You can switch between the two at any time to match whichever format a platform or publisher requires.
Yes. The tool includes live character-limit progress bars for Twitter / X (280), Instagram captions (2,200), LinkedIn posts (3,000), TikTok bios (80), YouTube titles (100), Meta descriptions (160), SMS (160), and email subject lines (78). The bar turns orange when you are near the limit and red when you exceed it. Platform limits can change, so always verify the current limit before publishing.
Yes. Every character is counted according to Unicode rules, including letters, digits, punctuation marks, symbols, and emojis. Note that some platforms count certain emojis or special characters as more than one character in their own systems, so the final count on the platform may differ slightly.
Paste or type your text into the editor. The platform limits section shows a live progress bar for each supported platform alongside the number of characters used and the number of characters remaining. When the bar turns red, your text exceeds that platform's limit.