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Character Counter
Paste any text and see characters, words, lines, and reading time at once — plus whether it fits Twitter, SMS, and meta-description limits.
Count Characters Online Against a Limit
When a field has a hard character cap — a meta description, a bio, a title — count against it instantly and see exactly how much room is left.
Overview
Character limits are everywhere a field is small: a 160-character meta description, a Google title near 60, a profile bio. Eyeballing them fails; counting them is instant. This loads a meta description sized near its limit so you can see the headline check — characters with and without spaces — and the platform read-out that tells you precisely how many characters remain before the cap. It is the difference between "looks about right" and "fits, with twelve to spare."
How to use this resource
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Paste the field text
A meta description, title, or bio with a hard cap.
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Read both counts
Characters with and without spaces, plus the limit check.
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Trim to fit
See exactly how many characters are left before the cap.
Why This Works
- Character limits are precise, so eyeballing them fails and counting wins
- With- and without-spaces counts cover whichever the field uses
- The room-left number turns "about right" into an exact fit
Best for
- Meta descriptions, titles, and bios
- Any field with a hard character cap
- SEO and profile copy
Not for
- Token-limited model inputs — use the Token Counter
- Word-count targets — use the word-counter view
FAQ
How do I check if my meta description is under the character limit?
Read the PLATFORM NOTES block, which measures your text against each field's cap directly. For this sample it reports 'Meta description (160): fits — 18 characters left' and 'Google title tag (60): over by 82 characters', so you see the exact room remaining rather than eyeballing it. Trim in the Character Counter until every field you care about reads 'fits'.
Does character count include spaces for a twitter or title field?
Both counts are shown so you can match whichever a field uses. The report gives 'Characters (with spaces): 142' and 'Characters (no spaces): 122' side by side, and the PLATFORM NOTES limit checks — like 'X / Twitter post (280): fits — 138 characters left' — count the with-spaces total the platform enforces.
Can I use this to check if a prompt fits an AI model's input limit?
Character caps and model limits are different units, so use the Token Counter for that. The report notes 'AI model inputs are measured in tokens, not characters', and this view only checks keystroke counts against field caps like SMS (single) (160) or LinkedIn post (3,000). Model inputs are billed in sub-word tokens, which this character view does not estimate.
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