Character Counter
Characters counted live as you type — with spaces and without — plus the word count alongside. The number that decides whether your text fits the form, the bio box, or the limit.
Why two character numbers?
Because two conventions coexist. Platforms and forms count every keystroke — spaces, line breaks, punctuation — so "characters with spaces" is the one that decides whether your text fits. "Without spaces" survives from translation pricing and certain academic word-equivalent rules. When a limit matters, use the with-spaces figure, and remember invisible characters (trailing spaces, blank lines) count too.
Frequently asked questions
With spaces or without — which count do platforms use?
Almost always WITH spaces: form fields, social platforms, and SMS all count every character you type, spaces included. "Without spaces" exists mainly for translation billing and some academic conventions, so we show both.
How are emoji and accented letters counted?
This counter tallies Unicode code points, so é is one character and most emoji count as one. Be aware that some platforms count differently — a few count emoji as two, and SMS is its own world — which is why our sister site WrdCntr.com has per-platform limit checkers.
Do line breaks count as characters?
Yes — a line break is a character (and often two on Windows-formatted text: carriage return + newline, though what you type here produces one). If a form rejects text that "fits," invisible characters like trailing spaces and breaks are the usual culprit.
What are common character limits?
A few everyday ones: X/Twitter posts 280, Instagram captions 2,200, SMS 160 per message, Google title display cuts near 60, and meta descriptions truncate around 155–160. For live checking against a specific limit, use a per-platform counter.
Counting happens locally in your browser — nothing you type is transmitted or stored. Counts are Unicode code points; platform-specific quirks are noted above. See the methodology page.