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Character counter
Count characters with and without spaces while you type, and see right away whether your text fits a post, a title, a meta description or a single SMS.
Free and private. Everything runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded.
TXT
TXT
Add to your site
Paste this code into your website or blog. The tool runs in your visitors' browsers, and nothing they enter is sent anywhere.
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How it works
Add your textType, paste or open a text file. The counts update as you type.
Read the numbersCharacters are counted with and without spaces, and emoji count as one character, just as you see them.
Check the limitsThe bars turn orange near a limit and red when you go over it.
Characters counted the way you see them
Letters with accents, other alphabets and emoji are counted once each, exactly as they appear on screen. Spaces and line breaks are included in the main count and left out in the second one.
Use it for usernames, ad headlines, form fields with a character limit, app store descriptions and anything else where every character counts.
About TXT
Plain text works best, but you can also paste text copied from Word, a website or an email. Formatting is ignored and only the characters are counted.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between the two character counts?
The first includes spaces and line breaks, the second leaves them out. Forms and platforms usually mean the first one.
Is my text stored or uploaded?
No. Counting happens in your browser and nothing is sent to our servers.
How are words counted?
Words are found with the browser's language rules, so numbers, hyphenated words and words with apostrophes are handled sensibly. Punctuation and spaces are not counted as words.
Do emoji count as one character?
Yes. The counter counts characters as you see them, so an emoji or a letter with an accent counts once. Some platforms count emoji as two; the difference is usually small.
Why does my SMS take more parts than expected?
Messages with characters outside the basic SMS alphabet, such as many accented letters or emoji, use shorter parts of 70 characters. Replacing them can save parts.
Does it work offline?
Yes. After you open the page once, it keeps working without an internet connection.