Character Counter
Live character count, with and without spaces, byte size, and how close you are to common platform limits like tweets and meta descriptions.
Common limits
Common questions
Why does byte size differ from character count?
Character count is the number of Unicode characters. Byte size (UTF-8) is how many bytes those characters actually take up when encoded, plain English letters are 1 byte each, but emoji and many non-Latin scripts can take 2-4 bytes per character.
Are the platform limits always accurate?
They're the commonly cited limits as of when this tool was built. Platforms change their limits occasionally, treat these as a helpful reference rather than a guarantee.
Is my text sent anywhere?
No, counting happens live in your browser as you type. Nothing is uploaded.