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Character Counter

Count characters with and without spaces, and check text against a limit such as 160 for an SMS or 280 for a post.

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Runs in your browser. Nothing you enter is uploaded.

01How to use the Character Counter

  1. 01Type or paste your text.
  2. 02Optionally set a character limit.
  3. 03Watch the counts and the remaining characters update as you type.

02What is counted

Characters      every character, including spaces and line breaks
Without spaces  characters minus spaces, tabs and line breaks
Letters         alphabetic characters in any language
Bytes           size of the text encoded as UTF-8

Emoji and accented letters count as one character each.

03Examples

“Hello, world!” is 13 characters, 12 without spaces.

A standard single SMS holds 160 characters; messages with emoji are limited to 70 per segment.

“café” is 4 characters but 5 bytes in UTF-8.

04Frequently asked questions

How are emoji counted?

Each emoji counts as one character here. Some platforms count certain emoji as two, so very close limits may differ slightly.

Why show bytes?

Databases and some APIs limit size in bytes. Characters outside basic Latin use 2–4 bytes each in UTF-8.

Is my text stored?

No. Counting happens in your browser and nothing is uploaded.