Character Counter Online - Word Count & Social Limits

Posts, captions, meta descriptions and SMS need a live count. See bars for X/Twitter 280, Instagram 2200, LinkedIn 3000, SMS 160, SEO title ~60, plus a custom limit. Counts run locally; your text is never uploaded.

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Platform limits

Custom limit

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How to count characters and check platform limits?

Features

Live metrics
Chars, words, sentences, paragraphs, lines, CJK, bytes, reading time
Platform bars
Red when over limit; yellow near 90%
Custom limit
Add your own max length bar
Copy summary
Copy all metrics to clipboard
Local & private
Counts run locally; your text is never uploaded.

Use cases

Stay within X/Twitter 280 characters
Draft SEO titles and meta descriptions
Split SMS before multi-segment charges
Essay word and paragraph counts
UTF-8 byte estimate for mixed CJK/Latin

How to use

Type or paste in the text area
Read metric cards above
Check platform limit bars
Optional custom limit; copy stats if needed

FAQ

QCharacters vs words?

Characters count every symbol and space; words use CJK per-character and Latin whitespace splitting.

QDoes X 280 include spaces?

X uses weighted counting; we show Unicode length as a guide—confirm in X composer before posting.

QSMS 160 limit?

One GSM segment is ~160 chars; longer texts split into billed parts—rules differ for CJK.

QReading time?

Roughly 200 words per minute—indicative only.

QIs data uploaded?

Counts run locally; your text is never uploaded.

Character limits by platform

Social posts and SEO titles have hard limits. CJK counts by character; English often by word. Live stats plus bars for X, Instagram, SMS 160 and meta length help you avoid truncation after publish.

X / Twitter: 280 chars · SMS: 160 chars · SEO title: ~60 chars