Character Counter
Count characters, words, and lines in real-time. Supports full-width / half-width distinction. Free online tool.
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Characters (with spaces)
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Characters (no spaces)
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Words
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Lines
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Paragraphs
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Full-width chars
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Half-width chars
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Bytes (UTF-8)
Character Limit Check
How to Use
Enter text
Type in the text area or click the Paste button to paste from clipboard.
View real-time results
Character count, word count, and line count update automatically as you type.
Check character limits
Use the progress bars to see how much of each platform's character limit you have used.
Copy or clear
Use Copy to save your text to the clipboard, or Clear to reset the input.
FAQ
Use the 'Character Limit Check' section below the counter. Real-time progress bars show how close you are to the limit for Twitter/X (280 characters), Instagram captions (2,200), and more. The bar turns red when you exceed the limit, making it easy to trim your post.
Different apps count characters in slightly different ways, especially around spaces, line breaks, and emoji. Microsoft Word shows two counts — with and without spaces — and so does this tool. Emoji encoded as surrogate pairs may be counted as 1 or 2 characters depending on the app, which can cause small differences.
Yes. Paste your essay or application text and watch the count update in real-time. Use the Character Limit Check progress bar to stay within any specified limit. The tool shows both 'with spaces' and 'without spaces' counts, which is useful since different prompts specify different counting methods.
A character is what you see — one letter, space, or emoji counts as 1. Bytes depend on the encoding: in UTF-8, ASCII characters are 1 byte, Japanese characters are 3 bytes, and most emoji are 4 bytes. If a database or API enforces a byte limit rather than a character limit, use the Bytes (UTF-8) counter.
Yes. Search engines typically show around 120–160 characters of a meta description (the exact cutoff depends on pixel width, not just character count). Use this tool to keep your meta descriptions and page titles within the recommended range — titles are usually best at 30–60 characters.