Character Counter
Count characters instantly with platform-specific limits for Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and more.
What is a Character Counter?
A character counter counts every individual character in a piece of text, including letters, numbers, spaces, and punctuation marks.
Character counts matter more than word counts on most digital platforms. Social networks, SMS, meta descriptions, and ad copy all impose strict character limits. Exceeding those limits truncates your message or prevents submission entirely. A live character counter lets you write directly toward the limit without manual counting or constant copy-pasting.
Platform limits
How to Use Character Counter
- 1Type or paste your text into the text area.
- 2The character count updates instantly as you type.
- 3Check the platform limits section to see if your text fits within Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or other platform limits.
- 4Use the 'Without spaces' count for platforms that count differently.
Features
- ✓Real-time character count with and without spaces
- ✓Word and line count included
- ✓Visual platform limit bars for Twitter/X, Instagram, LinkedIn, meta descriptions, and YouTube titles
- ✓Over-limit warning displayed in red
- ✓Completely free, no login required
Common Use Cases
Twitter / X posts
A marketer drafting a tweet checks the live counter to stay under 280 characters, fitting both the message and a URL without triggering Twitter's truncation.
SEO meta descriptions
An SEO writes a 158-character meta description, safely under the 160-character limit, so Google displays the full text in search results rather than cutting it off.
Google Ads copy
A PPC specialist writing a 30-character headline uses the counter to hit exactly 30 characters, maximising the space without exceeding the ad platform's limit.