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Character counter
Type or paste your text and see the number of characters, with and without spaces, update live. It also counts words, sentences and paragraphs, and compares your text with common limits.
- Free
- No sign-up
- Runs in your browser
Most used words
100% private — your text is analysed in your browser and never sent to any server.
Next step
Keep going with your result in another tool. Nothing is uploaded.
How it works
Check the limit
The limit is already selected; change it to compare with another.
Edit until it fits
Trim the text, then copy it into your app.
How to count characters
To count characters, type or paste your text in the box above. The number of characters, with and without spaces, appears immediately together with the words, sentences, paragraphs and reading time, and updates on every keystroke. Select part of the text to count only that part. Everything is counted in your browser and nothing is uploaded.
Characters with and without spaces
A character counter reports two numbers. Characters with spaces counts every keystroke, including spaces, tabs and line breaks. Characters without spaces counts only what is visible. Most limits, such as the ones for social posts and SMS, count spaces, while some forms and translation quotes count without them; check which one your case needs.
Common character limits
| Where | Limit |
|---|---|
| SMS, one message (GSM-7) | 160 |
| SMS, one message with emoji or accents outside GSM | 70 |
| Post on X, standard account | 280 |
| Instagram caption | 2,200 |
| LinkedIn post | 3,000 |
| Google search result title (visible) | about 60 |
| Meta description (visible) | about 155 |
| Google Ads headline | 30 |
| Google Ads description | 90 |
How characters are counted
The counter counts what you see as a character, so an emoji, a letter with an accent or a flag is one character, even though computers store some of them as several code units. Some platforms count differently: X counts every URL as 23 characters and gives some emoji and CJK characters more weight, so use the limit selector as a guide and leave a little margin.
Beyond the number
- Reading and speaking time based on average speeds, useful for talks and captions.
- Most used words, to spot repetition in your writing.
- Selection counts: select part of the text to count only that part.
Private by design
Your text is processed in your browser and never sent to a server, so you can safely convert drafts, contracts, code or anything private.
Frequently asked questions
Does the counter include spaces?
It shows both: characters with spaces, which is what most platforms count, and characters without spaces.
How many characters is a word on average?
In English, an average word is about 4.7 letters, or roughly 5.7 characters when the following space is counted. So 1,000 characters is about 175 words.
Is there a limit to how much text I can paste?
There is no fixed limit. It handles long documents, but the page may slow down with millions of characters because your device does the counting.
Is this converter free?
Yes. There is no sign-up and no limit, and it runs in your browser, so nothing you type is sent to a server.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. It works in any modern mobile browser, and the result updates as you type.
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