Character Counter
Count characters, words, sentences, paragraphs and more in real time. Shows reading level, character frequency and average word length
Characters (with spaces)
0
Characters (no spaces)
0
Words
0
Sentences
0
Paragraphs
0
Lines
1
Unique Words
0
Avg Word Length
0
Reading Level
Very Easy
When Character Counts Matter
Twitter (now X): 280 character limit (long-form Premium goes to 25,000). SMS: 160 characters per message (concatenated SMS chains for longer). Email subject lines: best at 41-50 chars (mobile preview). Title tags (HTML SEO): 60 chars (Google's display limit). Meta descriptions: 155-160 chars. SMS short codes: typically 4-6 chars.
Most modern character counters distinguish between characters (including spaces) and characters-without-spaces. They may also count words, sentences, and paragraphs. For platform-specific limits, count carefully - emoji count as 2-4 characters in most systems, certain accented characters count as 2 in SMS. The counter handles these encoding subtleties automatically.
Common Character Limits
| Platform | Char Limit |
|---|---|
| Twitter (X) | 280 |
| LinkedIn post | 3,000 |
| Instagram caption | 2,200 |
| YouTube description | 5,000 |
| SMS (single message) | 160 |
| Email subject | 60-78 (mobile cuts shorter) |
| Page title (SEO) | 60 |
| Meta description | 155-160 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Twitter sometimes count tweets as more characters?
Some Unicode characters count as 2-4 in Twitter's encoding (CJK characters, certain emojis, special symbols). The displayed character count adjusts; Twitter's API returns the 'weighted' character count. Plain ASCII counts as 1 each.
Are spaces counted?
Usually yes. Most character counters include spaces by default. Some show 'characters' and 'characters without spaces' as separate counts. The platform you're targeting determines which matters - SMS counts spaces; Twitter counts spaces.
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