Count characters with and without spaces — perfect for Twitter, LinkedIn, meta descriptions and more.
Click the text area and paste (Ctrl+V / Cmd+V) or click the Paste button. You can also type directly.
All 8 metrics update in real time as you type. The highlighted card shows the primary metric for Character Counter.
Use the switcher bar below the hero to jump to any related counter without re-pasting your text.
Click Download Stats to save a .txt report with all your metrics — useful for reports or submissions.
Characters with spaces counts every single character. Characters without spaces counts only letters, numbers and punctuation — useful for platforms that ignore whitespace.
Twitter allows 280 characters per tweet. URLs always count as 23 characters regardless of actual length.
Google displays meta descriptions up to 160 characters. Aim for 150–160 characters for the best SEO outcome.
No. Paste any amount of text — the counter handles it all instantly.
Yes. All processing happens in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
Yes — emojis are counted by their Unicode character count. Some emojis count as 2 characters in some platforms.
