Count characters with and without spaces for social media, SEO meta tags, and SMS. See exactly how your text fits platform limits.
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Everything you need to count characters and optimize text for any platform with strict length limits.
Count every character including spaces - essential for Twitter, LinkedIn, and most social media platforms.
Character count excluding spaces - useful for certain platforms and academic requirements.
Get word count alongside character count for complete text analysis in one place.
Track the number of lines in your text - helpful for formatting and layout planning.
Instantly see if your text fits Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and other platform limits.
Verify your titles and meta descriptions fit Google's display limits for better search results.
Quick reference for character limits across popular platforms and SEO elements.
Twitter/X
280
characters
SMS Message
160
characters
Google Title Tag
50-60
characters
Meta Description
150-160
characters
LinkedIn Headline
220
characters
Instagram Bio
150
characters
YouTube Title
100
characters
LinkedIn Post
3,000
characters
Write engaging tweets that fit within Twitter's 280-character limit without awkward truncation.
Ensure your meta descriptions display fully in search results by staying within 155-160 characters.
Keep SMS campaigns within 160 characters to avoid splitting into multiple messages.
Optimize LinkedIn posts to display well in feeds without the "see more" truncation.
Meet Google Ads, Facebook Ads, and other advertising platform character requirements.
Write captions that fit Instagram's limits and display fully without being cut off.
Character counting gets complicated with Unicode and emoji. Standard ASCII characters (letters, numbers, basic punctuation) each count as one character. However, characters from other languages and emoji can count differently depending on the platform.
Most emoji count as 2 characters because they require two UTF-16 code units. Complex emoji like family combinations or those with skin tone modifiers can count as even more characters. For example, a family emoji could count as 7 or more characters on Twitter. Our character counter shows you the character count as most platforms calculate it, but always verify on your target platform when using emoji in length-sensitive contexts.
For international text, characters from languages like Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, and Hebrew each count as their own character. This is important for social media managers and marketers working with multilingual content.
Characters include everything you type: letters, numbers, symbols, punctuation, and spaces. Letters are just the alphabetical characters (A-Z, a-z). So 'Hello!' has 6 characters but only 5 letters. Our tool counts both characters with spaces and characters without spaces for maximum flexibility.
Yes, spaces are characters. That's why we show two counts: 'characters with spaces' and 'characters without spaces'. For social media like Twitter, spaces count toward your limit. For some SEO tools, they may not. Use whichever count fits your needs.
Google typically displays 150-160 characters for meta descriptions on desktop and slightly less on mobile. Aim for 150-155 characters to ensure your entire description appears without being cut off. Include your primary keyword and a compelling call-to-action within this limit.
Twitter/X allows 280 characters per tweet. This includes all text, spaces, and punctuation. Links take up 23 characters regardless of their actual length. For threads, each tweet in the thread has its own 280-character limit.
Yes! Our character counter works with all languages including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, and emoji. Each Unicode character is counted accurately. Note that some emoji and special characters may count as more than one character on certain platforms.
Most emoji count as 2 characters because they use two UTF-16 code units. Some complex emoji (like family emoji or skin tone variations) can count as even more. Our tool counts characters as most platforms see them, but always test on your target platform to be sure.
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See instant character count with and without spaces.
Compare your count against Twitter, SMS, and SEO limits.
Edit your text to fit your target character limit perfectly.
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