Character Counter
Get an exact character count of your text, including and excluding spaces, useful for social posts, titles and meta descriptions.
Character count
How to use Character Counter
- 1Paste or type your text directly into the text area.
- 2Review real-time metrics showing characters with spaces and characters without spaces.
- 3Use the 280-character reference tracker to gauge capacity for standard X/Twitter posts, or reference the exact character totals for platforms with higher limits (e.g., Threads, LinkedIn).
Key features
Dual Space Metrics
Simultaneously reports total character count with spaces and clean character count excluding whitespace.
280-Character Reference Tracker
Tracks remaining characters against the standard 280-character X post limit. Use the counter as a general character reference for other platforms, whose limits and counting rules may differ.
Instant Keystroke Analysis
Recalculates counts dynamically on every input change with zero lag and no page reloads.
Private Local Execution
Text runs through browser string evaluation in local memory with 0 bytes transmitted to any server.
Examples & use cases
Standard Social Post Check
Checking text length against the standard 280-character benchmark (unverified X/Twitter reference)
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94 characters (with spaces), 83 characters (without spaces), 186 characters remaining under 280 limit
SEO Meta Description Sizing
Verifying optimal Google search snippet length (150-160 characters)
Free online text utilities to count words, change case, clean whitespace, and deduplicate lines directly in your web browser with complete privacy.
148 characters (with spaces), 128 characters (without spaces), ideal for SERP snippets
Frequently asked questions
Helpful guides & tutorials
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