How does the Character Counter work?

Characters: count every character including spaces and punctuation Then: Characters without spaces: exclude space characters Then: Words: count sequences of non-space characters Then: Reading time: average adult reads 238 words per minute.

Can you give an example of how to use the Character Counter?

Example: Input "Hello, World!" (13 characters) gives a result of 13 chars · 11 letters · 1 comma · 1 space · 1 exclamation.

Is the Character Counter free to use?

Yes — completely free with no registration, download, or subscription required. All calculations happen instantly in your browser.

How accurate is the Character Counter?

Our Character Counter uses verified mathematical formulas and is accurate to multiple decimal places. Results are calculated in real-time using the same methods used by professionals.

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Characters

Chars (no spaces)

Sentences

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A character counter counts characters, words, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time in a text. Essential for social media posts (Twitter: 280, LinkedIn: 3000), SMS (160 chars per segment), and SEO meta descriptions (150–160 chars).

Platform	Limit	Notes
X/Twitter post	280 chars	URLs count as 23 chars
Instagram caption	2,200 chars	Only first 125 shown
LinkedIn post	3,000 chars	First 210 visible without "more"
SMS message	160 chars	153 per segment if multi-part
Google meta title	50–60 chars	Longer gets truncated in search
Meta description	150–160 chars	SEO best practice
YouTube title	100 chars	70 shown in search results

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Pro Tip

For SEO meta descriptions, aim for 150–155 characters — enough to convey a compelling message without being truncated in search results.

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Did You Know?

The original Twitter 140-character limit was chosen to fit within the 160-character SMS limit, leaving 20 characters for a username. It was doubled to 280 in 2017.

References

›Character (computing) — Wikipedia

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