Character Counter
Count every character (with or without spaces) in a piece of text — instantly.
About the Character Counter
Character Counter gives you precise control over length-limited writing. SEO meta descriptions, SMS messages, tweets, Instagram captions — anywhere there's a hard character cap — benefit from a live counter.
How to use
- Paste your text into the input area.
- Read the counter for characters, characters-without-spaces, words and lines.
- Trim until you're under the target limit.
Benefits & key features
- Accurate counting including emojis and non-Latin scripts.
- Shows length in characters and bytes — useful for database fields.
- No data is stored, so confidential text remains private.
- Works without an internet connection once the page has loaded.
Pro tip
Google typically truncates meta descriptions around 155 characters on desktop and 120 on mobile. Write the most important info in the first 120 characters.