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Character Counter

Measure characters, letters, digits and lines, and see how many remain against a limit.

Options for Character Counter

Enter a limit to see how many characters you have left. Common limits: 160, 280, 500.

How to character counter

  1. 1Paste your text.
  2. 2Optionally enter a character limit.
  3. 3Run the count and read the figures.

About this tool

Character limits are stricter than word limits and much easier to breach by accident: 160 for an SMS, 280 for a post, 500 for many form fields, 60 for a page title, 155 for a meta description. Being three characters over is enough for a form to refuse to submit.

You get characters with and without spaces, plus letters, digits and line counts. Enter your limit and the tool reports exactly how many characters you have left — or how far over you are — so editing becomes a matter of arithmetic rather than guesswork.

What it's good for

  • Trimming a page title or meta description to a search-friendly length.
  • Fitting a message inside an SMS or social limit.
  • Checking a form field before submitting.
  • Measuring a bio or profile description.

Features

  • With and without spaces

    Both counts, since forms differ on which they use.

  • Limit tracking

    Shows characters remaining against your target.

  • Detailed breakdown

    Letters, digits and line counts included.

  • Private

    Text is measured locally.

Questions people ask

Do spaces count?
Usually yes, so the with-spaces figure is the one most limits use. Both are shown.
What is a good title length?
Under about 60 characters for search results, and under 155 for a description.
Are emoji counted correctly?
They are counted as the characters the platform sees, which may be more than one per emoji.

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