Character Counter
Count characters with and without spaces, against platform limits.
What does Character Counter do?
Count characters precisely, with and without spaces, and see how much room is left against the limits that matter — meta descriptions, tweets, SMS segments, Instagram captions and LinkedIn posts. Emoji count as one character, as platforms count them.
How to Use Character Counter
- 1Type or paste textThe count updates instantly.
- 2Pick a limit to trackChoose the platform you are writing for.
- 3Trim as neededThe remaining-characters figure updates live.
Key Features
- Characters with spaces, without spaces, and byte length in UTF-8
- Grapheme-accurate counting so emoji and accented letters count as one
- Live progress bars for common platform limits
- SMS segment calculation, including the drop to 70 characters for Unicode messages
- Line and word counts alongside
Frequently Asked Questions
Do spaces count as characters?
Yes, on every platform that enforces a limit. Both totals are shown because some academic and print requirements are specified without spaces.
How many characters does an emoji use?
One as far as social platforms are concerned, but up to 11 bytes in UTF-8 and several UTF-16 code units. Family and skin-tone emoji are sequences of several code points joined together. The tool shows the grapheme count and the byte length separately.
Why does my SMS split into several messages?
A plain GSM-alphabet SMS holds 160 characters. Adding one character outside that alphabet — a curly quote, an emoji, an accented letter — switches the message to Unicode encoding and drops the limit to 70 per segment.
What is the ideal meta description length?
Around 150–160 characters. Google truncates by pixel width rather than character count, so the SERP snippet preview tool gives a more precise answer.
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