Character Counter Online
Count characters, letters, words and lines online instantly. Paste or type text to see the character count with and without spaces in real time.
Use any limit for a form, bio, post or application field. The remaining count updates as you type.
How to count characters online
- Type or paste your text into the box.
- Read the live totals for characters, characters without spaces, words and lines.
- Edit the text and the counts update instantly until you reach the limit you need.
Character count with and without spaces
The counter shows two character totals at the same time: the full character count and a second count with whitespace removed. This makes it useful when a form, platform or writing guideline defines its limit differently.
Character, letter and text length counter
Use the tool when you need to count characters, count letters or check how many characters are in a piece of text. It is useful for social bios, profile descriptions, meta descriptions, form answers, ad copy, titles, messages and other fields with a strict length limit.
The live results separate total characters, characters without spaces, letters, words, lines and paragraphs. You can also enter a custom character limit to see how many characters remain or how far the text is over the limit.
Character count for forms, SEO text and social posts
Use the live character count when a form, profile, meta description, ad, title or message has a strict limit. The counter updates as you type, so you can shorten text until it fits without repeatedly copying it into another tool.
If a platform treats spaces differently, compare the total character count with the separate “characters without spaces” result. The word and line totals are useful for quick editing checks too.
Features
- Instant character and letter counting
- Separate counts with and without spaces
- Words, lines and paragraphs in the same view
- Custom character limit with remaining / over-limit count
Frequently asked questions
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Why character limits can be confusing
Some platforms count spaces and punctuation, while others apply limits to fields after their own formatting or URL shortening. This counter shows the characters in the text you enter, so leave a small buffer when a third-party form has a hard limit.
- Count the final pasted version, not an earlier draft.
- Remember that line breaks and spaces may count.
- For SEO snippets or social posts, optimise for clarity rather than filling every available character.
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