Character Counter

Count characters with and without spaces, words, lines, sentences and paragraphs in real-time. Ideal for social media posts, SEO meta tags, titles, headlines and professional writing.

Characters (with spaces)
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Characters (without spaces)
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Words
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Lines
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Enter or paste your text
Sentences 0
Paragraphs 0
Average Word Length 0
Reading Time 0 min
Speaking Time 0 min
Approx. Bytes (UTF-8) 0

Free Online Character Counter

The Character Counter from PowerSEOTools.online gives you precise, real-time statistics for any text you type or paste. It instantly shows how many characters you have used, with and without spaces, as well as word count, line count, sentences and paragraphs. This makes it an essential tool for social media managers, copywriters, SEO professionals, students and anyone who writes online.

Why Character Count Matters

Many platforms – especially social networks and search engines – enforce strict character limits. Going over the limit can cause your message to be cut off, shortened or even rejected. A character counter helps you stay within those limits without guessing or manually counting.

  • Twitter/X: 280 characters per tweet.
  • Meta descriptions: about 150–160 characters for best display in Google results.
  • Title tags: typically 50–60 characters to avoid truncation.
  • Instagram captions: up to 2,200 characters, but only the first ~125 characters show before “more”.
  • LinkedIn posts: up to 3,000 characters.

By checking your text inside this character counter, you can quickly adjust your copy to fit each platform’s ideal length.

Features of the PowerSEOTools.online Character Counter

  • Characters with spaces: Total length of your text including spaces, line breaks and punctuation.
  • Characters without spaces: Helpful when a platform specifies limits excluding spaces.
  • Word count: See how many words your message contains at the same time.
  • Lines, sentences and paragraphs: Understand the structure of your text and how scannable it is.
  • Average word length: Quickly see if your writing is simple and clear or more complex.
  • Reading and speaking time: Estimate how long it takes to read or present your text out loud.
  • Approximate bytes: Useful for developers working with database field limits or SMS gateways.

How to Use the Character Counter

The tool is designed to be simple and fast:

  • Type directly into the box or paste any text from your document or editor.
  • All statistics update automatically as you type – there is no Submit button.
  • Use the Copy button to copy your final text back to your editor or social network.
  • Use Clear to start over, or Download to save your text as a .txt file.

Privacy-Friendly and Browser-Based

All calculations are done in your browser using JavaScript. Your content never leaves your device, is not stored and is not sent to any server. This makes the character counter safe for sensitive drafts, client work, unreleased campaigns and internal documents.

Best Practices When Writing to Character Limits

  • Lead with the most important information in the first 100–150 characters.
  • Use simple language and short sentences to save characters.
  • Avoid unnecessary filler words that don’t add meaning.
  • When writing SEO titles and descriptions, focus on clarity and click-worthiness rather than stuffing keywords.
  • Preview your snippets on different devices where possible – mobile screens often show fewer characters.

Use this free character counter together with other PowerSEOTools.online text tools, like the Word Counter and Text Case Converter, to polish every piece of content before you publish it.