Character Counter
Our Character Counter provides detailed text statistics including character counts (with and without spaces), word count, line count, and paragraph count. Useful for tweets, SMS messages, essays, and any text with character limits.
How it works
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Paste or type text into the input box.
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See instant character, word, line, and paragraph counts.
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Use the results to meet character limits or analyze text.
Examples
"Hello, World!"
13 chars (11 without spaces)
The text "Hello, World!" has 13 characters total and 11 without spaces.
A 280-char tweet draft
Up to 280 chars for Twitter/X
Twitter/X allows 280 characters per tweet. Our counter helps you stay within the limit.
A short SMS message
160 chars per SMS
Standard SMS messages are limited to 160 characters. Our counter tracks this.
Frequently asked questions
Twitter/X allows 280 characters per tweet for most accounts. Some accounts may have access to 4,000 character tweets.
In Excel, use the LEN function: =LEN(cell) to count characters. For characters without spaces, use =LEN(SUBSTITUTE(cell, " ", "")).
We show both counts: total characters (including spaces and punctuation) and characters without spaces.
Yes, our character counter is 100% free and works entirely in your browser.
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