This character counter counts the characters in your text in real time — both with spaces and without spaces — the moment you type or paste. Alongside the character total it breaks your text down into words, sentences and lines, so you always know exactly how long your writing is.
It is built for anyone working against a hard character limit: SEO titles and meta descriptions, social posts and bios, SMS messages, ad copy, and form or database fields that reject anything too long.
How to use the character counter
- Type directly into the box, or paste text you have already written.
- Read the live character figure at the top — it updates on every keystroke.
- Check the secondary tiles for characters without spaces, words, sentences and lines.
- Press Copy once your text fits, or Clear to start over. Your text is never uploaded.
Why character count matters
Many platforms measure length in characters rather than words, and quietly truncate anything over the limit. Checking your exact count before you publish keeps titles from being cut off in search results, stops posts being rejected for length, and helps you make every character earn its place in a tight bio or ad.
Common character limits
These are the limits you are most likely to be writing against:
| Where | Character limit |
|---|---|
| Google title tag | ~60 |
| Google meta description | ~160 |
| X (Twitter) post | 280 |
| SMS (single message) | 160 |
| Instagram caption | 2,200 |
| Instagram / X bio | 150–160 |
| LinkedIn headline | 220 |
Platforms adjust these from time to time, so it is wise to leave a little room to spare.
Characters with or without spaces
Some limits count every keystroke, including spaces; others count only visible characters. University assignments, for instance, are often specified “excluding spaces”. This tool shows both figures side by side, plus a letters-and-digits count that ignores spaces and punctuation, so you never have to guess which rule applies to you.