Character Counter
Count characters with and without spaces.
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About the Character Counter
Many platforms limit text by characters, not words: SMS segments, meta fields, bios, ad headlines, and form inputs. This Character Counter shows how long your string is so you can edit to fit before publishing.
How to use
- Paste the text you plan to publish.
- Check the character total (and spaces if shown separately).
- Trim or rephrase until you are under the limit.
- Copy the final text into the destination field.
Common limits people check
- Meta titles and descriptions (approximate SERP display)
- Twitter/X style posts and bios
- Google Ads headlines and descriptions
- Database or API field constraints
Tips
- Emoji and some Unicode characters may count as more than one code unit in certain systems.
- Trailing spaces and line breaks still count — trim before shipping.
- For SEO snippets, pair character checks with a visual SERP preview.
FAQ
Is character count the same everywhere? No. Some systems count UTF-16 code units, grapheme clusters, or bytes. When a platform documents a limit, test in that platform’s composer if stakes are high.