Character Counter

Instantly count characters, letters, numbers, spaces, punctuation, lines, and paragraphs as you type. No sign-up needed.

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Reference

Character Limits & Text Metrics

Useful context for the character counts this tool calculates

Character Count
With Spaces

Total characters include every visible letter, number, punctuation mark, symbol, and whitespace character. This is the count most platforms use for message and profile limits.

No Spaces
Compact Length

Characters without spaces are useful for usernames, codes, slugs, tags, and systems that only care about the non-whitespace content length.

Common Limits
Platform Checks

Use character counts to check titles, meta descriptions, social posts, SMS messages, usernames, form fields, and other places where exact text length matters.

Text Makeup
Letters, Numbers, Symbols

Breaking text into letters, numbers, spaces, and punctuation helps verify generated IDs, passwords, labels, data fields, and formatting rules.

All analysis happens in your browser. Your text is never sent to any server — it stays completely private on your device.

FAQ

Common Questions

How is the character count calculated?
The total character count uses the exact length of your text, including letters, numbers, punctuation, symbols, spaces, tabs, and line breaks.
What does "without spaces" mean?
The without-spaces count removes all whitespace characters before counting. That includes regular spaces, tabs, and line breaks.
What counts as punctuation?
Punctuation includes common marks such as periods, commas, colons, semicolons, quotes, brackets, dashes, question marks, and exclamation marks.
How are paragraphs counted?
Paragraphs are separated by one or more blank lines. Single line breaks inside a block of text are counted as lines, but not as separate paragraphs.
Does the tool store or transmit my text?
No. All analysis runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Nothing is sent to any server. You can verify this by disconnecting from the internet — the tool will continue to work perfectly.
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