Character Counter
Count characters with and without spaces, words, and lines. Useful for Twitter, social media limits, and code. Free and instant.
About this tool
Use this character counter to measure text length for posts, captions, titles, snippets, forms, and other writing with length limits.
How to use
- Paste or type your text into the input area.
- Check the live totals for characters, words, and lines.
- Edit the text until the counts fit your target length or platform limit.
Example
Checking a social caption
If a caption needs to stay under a character limit, paste it into the counter and trim the text while watching the character total update.
How it works
How text length is counted
The tool counts characters in the full text, can distinguish counts with and without spaces, and also estimates words and lines based on whitespace and line breaks.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the counter include spaces?
Yes. The tool can show character totals with spaces and without spaces.
How are lines counted?
Lines are based on line breaks in the text, so each new line in the input adds to the line count.
Is my text stored anywhere?
No. The text is processed in your browser and is not stored by this page.