Character Counter

Count characters with and without spaces, plus byte size.

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About the Character Counter

Count characters precisely, including or excluding spaces, plus letters, digits, punctuation and the real UTF-8 byte size. The Toolcenter Character Counter also shows live progress bars against common limits such as a Twitter/X post, an SMS segment, a meta description and a Google title tag.

How to use it

1Paste or type your text.
2Read the character, letter and byte counts.
3Check the platform-limit bars for Twitter, SMS and SEO tags.
4Trim your text until it fits.

Key features

Characters with and without spaces
Letter, digit and punctuation breakdown
Accurate UTF-8 byte count (emoji-aware)
Live checks against Twitter, SMS and meta-tag limits
Runs offline, nothing uploaded

Frequently asked questions

Do emoji count as one character?+

By Unicode code point, yes. The byte counter shows their true size, which is usually four bytes each.

What is the Twitter character limit?+

280 characters for a standard post. The tool shows a live bar so you know when you are over.

Why does character count differ from Word’s?+

Different tools count line breaks and trailing spaces differently. This counter uses Unicode code points for consistency.

Is my text uploaded?+

No. Counting happens entirely in your browser.

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