Instantly count characters, words, sentences and lines. Toggle spaces on or off — useful for tweets, meta descriptions, SMS limits and academic requirements.
Letter frequency will appear as you type.
A character counter is a tool that measures the exact number of characters in a piece of text — sometimes with spaces, sometimes without. Unlike a word counter (which measures word count), a character counter focuses on the smallest unit of writing: letters, digits, punctuation and spaces.
Character limits are everywhere online. Twitter's classic 140-character limit has been expanded to 280, but the concept remains. Meta descriptions cap at ~155 characters. SMS messages are limited to 160 characters per segment. Instagram captions max out at 2,200 characters. Yelp reviews, Reddit titles, eBay descriptions — nearly every platform has some kind of limit.
., ! or ?.It depends on the platform. Twitter, SMS and meta descriptions use character limits. Essays, articles and book manuscripts use word limits. Many academic assignments specify both (e.g. "2,000 words ± 10%" or "maximum 15,000 characters").
Our character counter gives you both numbers at once, so you always know where you stand.
Everything runs locally in your browser. Your text is never sent to a server, stored or shared. You can use this tool offline once the page has loaded.