Character Counter: count characters and track social media limits

Paste or type your text to see live counts for characters, words, and sentences. The tool also includes live trackers for Twitter/X, Meta descriptions, and SEO titles. Everything runs in your browser.

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About this tool

How to use the Character Counter

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    Paste or type your text Add your text into the input box. The tool supports up to 5 million characters.
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    View live statistics Watch the counts update instantly. The right panel shows characters, words, sentences, and characters without spaces.
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    Check social media limits Look at the live progress bars below the stats to see if your text fits within Twitter/X, Meta, and SEO limits. The bars turn orange or red if you exceed the limit.

Special features

Real-time tracking Every count updates instantly as you type, with no lag and no refresh required.
Social media limits Live progress bars for Twitter/X, Meta descriptions, SEO titles, and SMS limits save you from guessing.
Detailed metrics Tracks characters (with and without spaces), words, and sentences all at once.
100% private No upload, no account, no analytics, no cookies, no external libraries. Your text stays in the browser.
Offline capable Because the tool is built entirely with vanilla JavaScript, it works completely offline after the page loads.
Copy stats Copy all your current text statistics to the clipboard with a single click.

Frequently asked questions

How are emojis counted by character counters?

Emojis are complex. Standard JavaScript counts them using UTF-16 code units, meaning most emojis (like 😀) count as 2 characters. However, some platforms count them as 1, and complex emojis (like 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦) can count as up to 7 or more. Our tool uses the standard UTF-16 count, which aligns with Twitter/X and most databases.

Why do character counts sometimes differ between different tools?

The most common reason is invisible characters like line breaks. A Windows line break uses two characters (Carriage Return and Line Feed, or \r\n), while a Unix line break uses one (\n). Some tools also count HTML entities (like &) as multiple characters, while others render them as one. Our tool counts every literal character in the text area.

What are the exact character limits for major social media platforms?

Twitter/X allows 280 characters. LinkedIn posts allow 3,000. Instagram captions allow 2,200. Facebook posts allow 63,206. For SEO, Google typically truncates page titles after 50-60 characters and meta descriptions after 155-160 characters.

Does a space count as a character?

Yes, a space is a character in computer science. However, because some platforms and academic rules exclude spaces from their limits, we provide both a 'Characters' count (which includes spaces) and a 'Characters (no spaces)' count.

Is my text safe?

Yes. Your text is processed entirely in your browser. It is never uploaded, stored, or sent anywhere. The tool does not use cookies, analytics, or localStorage.

Does the tool work offline?

Yes. Because the tool is built entirely with vanilla JavaScript, it works completely offline after the page loads.