Why use a character counter?
Many platforms enforce strict character limits. A tweet can hold 280 characters, an Instagram bio allows 150, and an SEO meta description should stay under 160. Exceeding these limits means your content is silently truncated or rejected. A character counter lets you measure your text in real time so you can edit confidently before hitting publish. This tool counts characters with and without spaces, letters, digits, symbols, words, sentences, paragraphs, lines, and unique characters all at once.
How to use this tool
Paste or type your text into the editor. Every metric updates instantly — no button to click. On the right you will see six colour-coded tiles for characters, characters without spaces, words, sentences, paragraphs, and lines. A visual character-type bar on the input side breaks down letters, digits, spaces, and symbols proportionally. The Platform Limits section compares your character count against popular services like X (Twitter), Instagram Bio, YouTube Title, LinkedIn, Facebook, Meta Title, Meta Description, and SMS. Each bar turns amber when you approach the limit and red when you exceed it, so you always know exactly where you stand.
Character breakdown
The proportional bar gives you a quick visual ratio of letters to digits, spaces, and symbols. This is helpful when you need to audit data-entry fields, verify that a string meets format rules, or simply understand the composition of pasted text. The unique-character count tells you how many distinct characters appear, which is useful for password audits and linguistic analysis.
Who benefits?
Social-media managers, SEO specialists, copywriters, students, and developers all rely on character counting daily. This free tool runs entirely in your browser — no text is stored or transmitted — so your content stays private. Bookmark the page for one-click access whenever you need a fast, accurate character count with platform limit checking built in.