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Character Counter
Live character count with limits for every major platform built in.
Characters
0
No spaces
0
Visible (graphemes)
0
Words
0
Twitter / X0/280
Instagram bio0/150
SMS0/160
Meta description0/160
YouTube title0/100
About Character Counter
Every social and SEO platform caps you at a different character limit — Twitter at 280, Instagram bio at 150, SMS at 160, meta descriptions at 160, YouTube descriptions at 5,000. Counting by hand is painful.
This Character Counter shows your live character count and overlays the most common platform limits, going red when you cross any of them. Perfect for marketers, copywriters and developers.
How to use the Character Counter
- 1Type or paste your text.
- 2Watch the platform-specific progress bars.
- 3Trim until everything is green.
Why use our Character Counter
- Live count for Twitter, Instagram, Meta, SMS, YouTube and more.
- Visual progress bars that turn red on overflow.
- Free, instant, no signup.
Frequently asked questions
Are spaces counted as characters?
Yes. We show counts with and without spaces.
Are emojis counted as one character?
Most platforms count an emoji as 2 characters because of UTF-16 encoding. We show both 'visible' (grapheme) and raw character counts.