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Character Counter

Check exact character counts, character totals without spaces, and live length limits for social posts, SEO snippets, and text messages.

Free to useNo sign-up requiredWorks in your browserPrivacy focused

Character Counter Workspace

How to use

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Type or paste your social media post, meta description, headline, or text message into the editor.

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Check the top summary cards for total Characters, No Spaces, UTF-8 Byte Size, and Words.

  3. 3

    Step 3

    Watch the live progress bars for X/Twitter (280), Meta Description (160), YouTube Title (100), Instagram Bio (150), and SMS (160).

Key features

  • Counts characters with spaces, characters without spaces, words, lines, and byte size simultaneously
  • Live visual progress bars for X/Twitter, SEO Meta Descriptions, YouTube Titles, Instagram Bios, and SMS
  • Accurately counts accented letters, symbols, and international scripts as single visible characters
  • One-click Copy Text and Download .txt buttons to save your finished draft

Supported formats

TXTUTF-8

File limits & notes

Supports plain-text input up to 10 MB in your browser. Note that standard SMS messages allow 160 characters for basic Latin text, but mobile carriers reduce the single-message limit to 70 characters when special symbols or non-Latin scripts are included.

Frequently asked questions

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Which social media and SEO character limits are included?

The tool tracks live progress bars for X/Twitter posts (280 characters), SEO Meta Descriptions (160 characters), YouTube video titles (100 characters), Instagram bios (150 characters), and standard SMS messages (160 characters).

Why is Byte Size sometimes higher than the Character Count?

Basic English letters and numbers use 1 byte each, while accented characters, currency symbols, and non-Latin alphabets use 2 to 4 bytes per character when stored in databases or web forms.

Are my drafts private when using the Character Counter?

Yes. Everything you type or paste is counted directly in your browser and never leaves your device.

Practical Example: Fitting a Social Bio and SEO Snippet Within Character Limits

Sample Input
A 155-character promotional bio drafted for both an Instagram profile and a website meta description.
Result
Highlights that the Instagram Bio (150 limit) is 5 characters over, while the SEO Meta Description (160 limit) has 5 characters to spare.