Character Counter — With and Without Spaces

How to use

• Type or paste your text into the box above — results update instantly as you type.
• Use “Clear” to empty the field, or “Copy” to copy your text to the clipboard.
• Pick a limit preset (X/Twitter, meta title, meta description, Instagram, or Custom) to see how many characters you have left. Going over shows a red warning.
• No install, no sign-up, and your text is never sent to a server — everything runs in your browser.

What it counts

Characters (with and without spaces)

Characters with spaces includes every character, including line breaks and symbols. We count by Unicode code points, so emoji and surrogate-pair characters such as 𠮷 are correctly counted as one character (not two). Characters without spaces excludes regular spaces, full-width spaces, tabs and line breaks, giving you the count of actual content characters.

Words, lines and paragraphs

Words are counted as runs of letters or digits, so this is accurate for space-separated languages like English. For Chinese, Japanese and Korean, where words are not separated by spaces, the word count is only a rough guide. Lines are counted by line breaks, and paragraphs by blocks of text separated by one or more blank lines.

Bytes (UTF-8)

The byte count uses UTF-8 encoding: an ASCII letter is 1 byte, a Japanese kana or kanji is 3 bytes, and many emoji are 4 bytes. This is handy for database field lengths and legacy systems that limit input by bytes rather than characters.

Use cases

Social media limits (X/Twitter, Instagram)

Check whether your post fits within X (Twitter)'s 280-character limit or an Instagram caption before you publish. The remaining counter warns you in red the moment you go over. Note that limits here are approximate — some services count URLs or certain characters differently.

SEO (meta title and meta description)

Keep your meta title around 60 characters and your meta description roughly 120–158 characters so they aren't truncated in search results. Because search engines truncate by pixel width rather than exact character count, treat these numbers as a guide.

Essays, reports and articles

Track the length of essays, reports, dissertations and articles against a target. Set a custom limit to count down to your goal and keep your writing on length.

Frequently asked questions

Are spaces included in the character count?

Both are shown at once. “Characters (with spaces)” includes spaces, while “Characters (no spaces)” excludes regular and full-width spaces, tabs and line breaks.

Does it count emoji and special characters correctly?

Yes. We count by Unicode code points, so emoji and surrogate-pair characters (like the kanji 𠮷) count as one character. Note that combining sequences (a base character plus a combining mark) are counted by code point, so they may count as two.

Why does the word count look odd for Chinese or Japanese?

The word count is designed for languages that separate words with spaces. CJK text isn't space-separated, so the word count is only a rough reference for those languages.

Is my text sent or stored anywhere?

No. All counting happens locally in your browser. Your text is never uploaded to a server, so it stays private.

What is the byte count useful for?

UTF-8 byte length matters for database column sizes, some APIs, and systems that limit input by bytes rather than characters — a common constraint in certain regions and legacy software.

Are the Twitter and meta description limits exact?

They are approximate. Services may change their limits, count URLs specially, or (for SEO) truncate by pixel width, so use the presets as a guide rather than an exact rule.