Character Counter
Count characters with and without spaces, and see how many you have left for X, SMS, Instagram, LinkedIn and Google.
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Characters (no spaces)
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Words
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Lines:
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Reading time 0 min
Speaking time 0 min
Character limits
Characters left for common platforms. The bar turns red when you go over.
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X (Twitter) post 280 / 280 left
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SMS message 160 / 160 left
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Google title (approx.) 60 / 60 left
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Google meta description (approx.) 155 / 155 left
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Instagram caption 2200 / 2200 left
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LinkedIn post 3000 / 3000 left
How the counting works
- Words: any group of letters or numbers, including accented letters. Words with an apostrophe (don’t, l’été) count as one word; hyphenated words count as two.
- Characters: everything you see, including spaces, punctuation and line breaks. An emoji counts as one character, like on X.
- Reading time is based on 200 words per minute; speaking time on 130 words per minute, a typical pace for a talk or presentation.
- Your text stays in your browser: nothing is sent to a server.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, in most limits (X, SMS, meta descriptions) spaces count. The counter shows both totals: with and without spaces.
280 characters for a standard post. Links count as 23 characters on X whatever their length, so the real count can differ slightly.
Google shows around 150–160 characters on desktop and fewer on mobile. Put the important words in the first 120 characters.
Each emoji counts as one character, as it appears on screen. Some platforms count certain emojis as two, so leave a small margin.