Character Counter
Count characters with and without spaces — and check against common length limits.
A character counter tallies every character in your text, showing the total with spaces and without, plus the word count. It is used to stay within length limits — 280 for a tweet, 160 for a single SMS, and about 60 characters for an SEO page title.
Why character counts matter
Many fields cap on characters, not words: tweets stop at 280, a single SMS at 160, and search engines truncate page titles near 60 characters and meta descriptions near 160. This counter shows the total with spaces, the total without, and the word count, then measures your text against each of those limits so you can see how much room is left — or how far over you are. If your limit is set in words instead, the word counter tracks that figure live.
Worked example
Take the 43-character line “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”.
- 1 Count with spaces. Every character, including the 8 spaces between the 9 words, totals 43.
- 2 Count without spaces. Remove the 8 spaces: 43 − 8 = 35 characters.
- 3 Check against a limit. For a 280-character tweet: 280 − 43 = 237 characters left.
Common character limits
The limits this tool checks against; some platforms count emoji as more than one character.
| Where | Limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tweet / X post | 280 | Per post on a standard account |
| SMS (single) | 160 | Longer messages split into segments |
| Meta title (SEO) | 60 | Search results truncate beyond this |
| Meta description (SEO) | 160 | Snippet shown under the title |
Common pitfalls
Spaces count too. Most platform limits include spaces, so always check the “with spaces” figure when you are near a cap.
Emoji and accents. The count uses JavaScript string length, so some emoji and combined characters register as more than one — which is exactly how many platforms bill them toward a limit.
Trailing whitespace. A stray space or newline at the end still counts. Trim it before submitting if every character matters.