Character Counter
A simple, fast character count tool. Type or paste your text above to instantly see character count, word count, sentence count, paragraph count, and line count. Perfect for Twitter, SEO meta descriptions, SMS, and any writing with character limits.
Use Cases
Character limits are everywhere on the internet. Twitter caps posts at 280 characters, SMS messages at 160 characters, and search engine meta descriptions at around 160 characters. Knowing these limits helps you write content that displays fully without truncation.
For students and job seekers, character counts matter for applications, essays with minimum length requirements, and resumes where every character counts toward fitting everything on one page.
How It Works
By default, every character in your text is counted including letters, numbers, punctuation, and spaces. Toggle off "Count Spaces" to see the character count without spaces, which is often the metric used for strict character limits.
Words are counted by splitting on whitespace. Sentences are detected by punctuation marks (periods, question marks, exclamation points). Paragraphs are separated by blank lines.
These are the most common character limits you'll encounter online. Use the counter above to make sure your content fits.
Social Media
The iconic 280-character limit that changed how people write on social media.
Messaging
Standard single SMS message limit. Longer messages get split into multiple texts.
SEO
Google typically displays the first 155-160 characters of meta descriptions.
SEO
Keep title tags under 60 characters to avoid truncation in search results.
Social Media
Reddit post titles have a 300-character limit for most subreddits.
Social Media
Pinterest descriptions work best under 500 characters for optimal engagement.
Quick answers about character counting.
A character counter is a tool that counts the number of characters in your text, including letters, numbers, spaces, and punctuation.
Yes, by default spaces are counted as characters. You can toggle off 'Count Spaces' to see the character count without spaces.
Letter density shows how often each letter appears in your text as a percentage, helping you identify the most and least used letters.
Twitter/X: 280 characters, SMS: 160 characters, Meta descriptions: 160 characters, Reddit title: 300 characters, Pinterest pin: 500 characters.
Yes, knowing character counts helps you stay within meta description limits, title tag limits (60 characters), and other SEO requirements.