Why count characters without spaces?

Some platforms charge per character and may or may not count spaces. Counting without spaces also helps measure pure content density.

What are the platform limits shown?

The tool displays progress bars for common platforms: Twitter/X (280), SMS (160), Meta description (160), Instagram bio (150), and LinkedIn posts (3000). The bar turns red when you exceed the limit.

Is this useful for SEO?

Yes — meta descriptions should be 150–160 characters, title tags 50–60 characters, and URLs ideally under 75 characters. Use the character counter to keep your on-page SEO elements optimally sized.

How is this different from the word counter?

The character counter is optimized for character-limited content (tweets, SMS, bios). The word counter focuses on word and sentence statistics and reading time.

⌨Character Counter·Free online tool

Character Counter

Live character counting with and without spaces, total lines, and word count. Essential for Twitter/X posts, SMS messages, meta descriptions, and character-limited fields.

Guide

How to Use This Tool

1
Type or paste your text into the input field.
2
View real-time counts for characters, no-spaces, words, and lines.
3
Check the platform limits section to see if your text fits.
4
The progress bars turn red when you exceed a platform's character limit.

Examples

See It in Action

Tweet check

Input

Hello Twitter! This is my first tweet using the character counter tool.

Output

70 chars — well within the 280 limit

Meta description

Input

Free online text tools — reverse, convert, count, and transform text instantly. No sign-up.

Output

92 chars — within the 160 meta limit

About

About the Character Counter Tool

The Character Counter is a free, browser-based utility. All processing happens entirely in your browser — your text is never sent to any server and is never stored.

Designed for speed and simplicity, this tool works instantly with zero setup. Whether you're a developer, writer, student, or content creator, character counter has never been this easy.

Free foreverNo sign-upWorks offlinePrivacy-first

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

This tool counts total characters (including spaces), characters without spaces, words, lines, letters, digits, and spaces separately. All stats update live as you type.