Count Characters Online
Count characters with and without spaces — perfect for tweets, SEO titles and bios.
Count characters with and without spaces in any text. Free online character counter.
Count Characters Online examples
| Input | Output |
|---|
| Hello world | 11 characters, 10 without spaces, 2 words |
How the count characters online works
- Every character is counted, including punctuation and spaces.
- A separate count excludes whitespace.
- Useful for Twitter/X, SMS and meta description limits.
Rules and edge cases
- Every character is counted, including spaces, punctuation and line breaks, with a separate total that excludes whitespace.
- An emoji may count as more than one character because it is stored as several code points — which is also how many platforms count it.
- Live counting means you can paste a draft and trim against a limit as you edit.
Frequently asked questions
Which limits should I check against?
Common ones are 280 characters for a post on X, 150 for an Instagram bio, about 155-160 for a meta description and 60 for a page title.
Do platforms count emoji as one character?
Not always. X counts most emoji as two, and SMS switches to a 70-character limit as soon as one non-GSM character appears.