Character counter

Count everything. Fit the limit.

Characters, words, sentences, paragraphs and reading time, updated as you type, with a bar for every platform limit.

Characters

0

Without spaces

0

Words

0

Sentences

0

Paragraphs

0

Reading time

0

Platform limits
  • X / Twitter post 0 / 280
  • Instagram bio 0 / 150
  • Instagram caption 0 / 2,200
  • TikTok bio 0 / 80
  • TikTok caption 0 / 2,200
  • Title tag (SEO) 0 / 60
  • Meta description 0 / 160
  • SMS (single message) 0 / 160
  • YouTube title 0 / 100
  • LinkedIn post 0 / 3,000
  • Facebook post 0 / 63,206
  • Discord message 0 / 2,000

Character limits worth knowing

Most platforms count characters, not words, and most count every character including spaces and punctuation. A few quirks matter: X counts URLs as 23 characters regardless of length and most emoji as two; an SMS drops from 160 to 70 characters as soon as it contains a single non-GSM character such as an emoji or a curly quote; and Google does not enforce a title tag limit but truncates what it displays at roughly 600 pixels, which is about 60 characters.

Frequently asked questions

Does the counter count emoji as one character? +

It counts visible characters, so most emoji count as one. Platforms differ: X counts most emoji as two characters, and a flag or a family emoji can be four or more code points internally. The platform bars here use each platform’s own rules where they are documented.

What counts as a word? +

Any run of letters or numbers separated by spaces or punctuation. Hyphenated words count as one. This matches Microsoft Word for ordinary prose.

How is reading time calculated? +

Word count divided by 230 words per minute, the average adult reading speed for English, rounded up to the nearest minute.

Is my text stored? +

No. Counting happens in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server.

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