Character Count

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Count characters in text, with and without spaces.

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About Character Count

Paste any text to see its total character count and character count excluding spaces. Useful for Twitter character limits, SMS limits, database field validation, and SEO meta description length checks.

How to use

  1. Paste or type your text in the input panel.
  2. The character counts appear instantly in the output panel.
  3. Click Copy to copy the statistics to your clipboard.

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Frequently Asked Questions

FAQs about Character Count

What is the difference between characters with and without spaces?

"With spaces" counts every character including spaces. "Without spaces" removes all space characters before counting — useful for typographic character counts.

Does it count newline characters?

Yes, newline characters (\n) are counted in the total. When you paste text from another application newlines are preserved.

Is this useful for social media limits?

Yes. Twitter limits posts to 280 characters. Instagram captions allow up to 2200. Paste your text here to check before posting.

How does it handle emoji?

Each emoji may count as 1 or 2 JavaScript string units depending on the emoji. This tool reports JavaScript string length.

Does the count update in real time?

Yes. Counts update instantly as you type or paste.