Character Counter
Type or paste text below for a live character count, with and without spaces, checked against common platform and SEO limits.
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Characters
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Characters (no spaces)
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Words
X / Twitter post0 / 280
SMS (1 segment)0 / 160
Meta description0 / 160
YouTube title0 / 100
Instagram caption0 / 2,200
Facebook post0 / 63,206
Frequently asked questions
Why is this different from the Word Counter?
Word Counter is built for reading time and word/sentence stats. This tool is built around character limits — the number that matters for tweet length, SMS segments, and meta descriptions.
How are SMS segments counted?
A standard GSM-7 SMS segment holds 160 characters (153 when a message spans multiple segments due to concatenation headers). Messages using emoji or non-Latin scripts switch to UCS-2 encoding, which lowers the limit to 70 characters per segment.
Is my text stored?
No — counting happens locally in your browser. Nothing you type is uploaded or saved.