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Character Counter
Count characters, words, sentences, and paragraphs in your text. Track with and without spaces. Perfect for social media limits.
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ℹ️ About Character Counter
Count characters in your text with and without spaces. Perfect for Twitter/X posts (280 chars), meta descriptions (155 chars), SMS messages (160 chars), and any text with character limits.
💡 Use Cases
Writing Twitter/X posts within 280 characters
Creating meta descriptions for SEO (155-160 chars)
Composing SMS messages within limits
Writing headlines with character restrictions
Checking form field character limits
📋 How to Use
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Type or paste your text in the input field
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Character count updates in real-time
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View counts with and without spaces
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Check against common platform limits
💎 Pro Tips
- Twitter/X allows 280 characters for standard posts
- Meta descriptions should be 155-160 characters for SEO
- SMS messages are 160 characters per segment
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Characters count letters/symbols, while bytes measure storage. Some characters (like emojis) use multiple bytes.
Yes, each emoji counts as one character, though they may use more bytes in storage.
Twitter: 280, Meta descriptions: 155-160, SMS: 160, Instagram bio: 150.