Character Counter – Count Characters, Words, Sentences, and Lines in Real-Time
The character counter tracks your text's characters (with and without spaces), words, sentences, and lines in real-time. Perfect for Twitter limits, SEO meta descriptions, and essay requirements.
The tool updates in real-time as you type. You'll also see estimated reading and speaking time. You can set character count goals and the counter alerts you when exceeded.
How many characters does Twitter / X allow?
Twitter / X allows 280 characters per tweet (free account). X Premium subscribers can write longer posts. LinkedIn posts can be up to 3,000 characters, Instagram captions 2,200 characters, Facebook 63,206 characters. Google meta descriptions should stay under 160 characters — longer ones get cut off in search results.
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Browse all tools →Character Counter instantly counts characters, words, sentences, and paragraphs in text. An indispensable tool for writers, students, and social media creators who need accurate character counts.
Paste or type text in the field, and the counter shows real-time counts of characters, words, and paragraphs.
- Count characters with and without spaces.
- See word count, sentence count, and paragraph count.
- Track estimated reading time in real-time as you write.
Character count is accurate – but different platforms and systems may count characters slightly differently.
- Social media character limits usually count all characters, including spaces and emojis.
- URLs may consume characters differently on different platforms.
- Recommended meta description (SEO) length is about 150–160 characters.
Character Counter is a quick and simple tool that works entirely in the browser.
- Your text is not saved anywhere – you can count even confidential texts.
- Emojis can be one or more characters according to Unicode standards.
- Tool is suitable for social media posts, SEO optimization, and checking essay lengths.