Character Counter
Count characters, letters, digits, spaces and special characters — with platform limits for Twitter, SMS, SEO and more
Character Breakdown
Platform Character Limits
What is Character Counter?
The Character Counter is a precise text analysis tool that goes beyond a simple total character count to break down exactly what is in your text. It counts letters, digits, spaces, punctuation marks, and special characters separately, giving you a detailed composition view of your input. This is particularly useful for writers, developers, and social media managers who need to understand not just how long their text is, but what it is made of.
Platform character limits are one of the most practical use cases for this tool. Twitter (now X) allows 280 characters per tweet. LinkedIn posts support up to 3,000 characters. SMS messages are capped at 160 characters for standard encoding, or 70 characters if your message contains non-Latin characters. Meta descriptions for SEO should stay between 150 and 160 characters. This tool displays your character count against these common platform limits, showing you at a glance whether you are within bounds.
The counter updates in real time as you type or paste text, with no need to click a button. It handles all Unicode characters correctly, including emoji, Chinese, Arabic, and other multi-byte characters that some tools miscount. Whether you are crafting a tweet, writing an SMS, filling in a form field with a strict limit, or just analyzing a string of text, the character counter gives you accurate, instant, and detailed results.
How to Use Character Counter
- Type or paste your text
Enter any text into the input area. The counter starts analyzing immediately as you type.
- View the breakdown
See total characters, letters, digits, spaces, punctuation, and special character counts in real time.
- Check platform limits
See how your text measures against Twitter, SMS, LinkedIn, and other common platform character limits.
- Copy or clear
Copy just the count summary to clipboard, or clear the input to start a fresh analysis.
Key Benefits
Every metric updates instantly with every keystroke — letters, digits, spaces, and punctuation.
Automatically compares your count against Twitter, SMS, LinkedIn, and Meta description limits.
Correctly counts emoji, Arabic, Chinese, and other multi-byte characters that simpler tools miscount.
All character analysis runs in your browser — your text is never sent to any external server.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, the total character count includes spaces. A separate "without spaces" count is also displayed so you can see both figures.
Each emoji counts as one character in the total count. On Twitter specifically, all characters including emoji count as one each toward the 280-character limit.
Standard SMS messages use GSM-7 encoding with a 160-character limit. If your message contains characters outside the GSM-7 set (such as emoji or accented letters), the limit drops to 70 characters per segment.
The counter counts visible characters (Unicode code points) as humans perceive them, not bytes. This is the most useful measure for platform character limits and form field validation.