Character Counter
Count characters with and without spaces, live.
Processed locally in your browser. Your text is never uploaded.
- Shows the count with spaces and without spaces at the same time.
- Updates on every keystroke — no submit button.
- Nothing is uploaded; the text stays in your browser.
Why this is private
- Processed locally in your browser. Your text is never uploaded.
- Open your browser's DevTools → Network tab while using this tool — you won't see a request carrying your input, because it never leaves your device.
- Nothing you enter is uploaded to a server or shared with us — the processing happens entirely on your device.
Overview
Counts characters with and without spaces — handy for staying under limits like tweet length or meta description character counts.
How to use it
- 1Paste or type text.
- 2Character counts (with and without spaces) update live.
- 3Copy or clear when you're done.
Frequently asked questions
What people use it for
Stay within a meta title or description limitAround 60 characters for a title tag, 150–160 for a description.
Check a post against a platform limitConfirm length before publishing where the character cap is strict.
Fill a fixed-length fieldMatch a database column or form field that caps input at a set number of characters.
Measure an SMS messageA single SMS is 160 GSM-7 characters; longer messages are split.
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