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Check title and description length before publishing pages or product listings.
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Character Counter
Check text length for forms, posts, titles, descriptions, and messages.
How to use
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Paste your text.
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Review character and line counts.
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Copy the summary if needed.
Quick answer
Character Counter measures characters with and without spaces, plus words and lines in pasted text. It is best for title tags, meta descriptions, SMS limits, form fields, and any workflow with a strict character cap.
Key features
- Counts characters with spaces and characters without spaces in real time.
- Shows word totals and line counts alongside character metrics.
- Runs locally in the browser so drafts and unpublished copy stay private.
- Updates instantly as you paste or edit text.
- Useful for SEO snippets, ad copy, social limits, and application forms.
- Requires no account, upload, or external API call.
About this tool
Character limits show up in more places than word counts alone. Meta titles, ad headlines, SMS messages, product descriptions, API fields, and government forms often specify a maximum number of characters, sometimes with and sometimes without spaces. Character Counter gives you those numbers immediately while you write or paste text. That is especially useful when a platform counts Unicode symbols, punctuation, or line breaks differently from a word processor estimate. Because counting happens in your browser, campaign copy, unpublished product text, and client drafts do not need to be sent anywhere. Pair this tool with Word Counter when you also need sentence, paragraph, or reading-time estimates.
Common scenarios
Ad copy limits
Verify headlines and descriptions against strict character caps in ad platforms.
Form submissions
Confirm application essays, bios, and message fields fit required character limits.
Messaging apps
Count SMS or chat message length before sending segmented texts.
FAQ
Does this work for Unicode text?
Yes. The counter uses browser string handling and supports multilingual text.
Can it count without spaces?
Yes. The result includes both character totals with and without spaces.
Does it count emojis as one character?
It follows normal JavaScript string length behavior, which may count some emoji sequences as multiple code units.
Is my text uploaded?
No. Character counting runs locally in your browser.
Does it also count words?
Yes. Word totals are shown alongside character and line counts.
Is there a text size limit?
Very large inputs depend on browser memory, but normal copywriting and form text work smoothly.