Character Counter

What this tool does

The Character Counter shows total characters, characters without spaces, words, and lines for any text. It also shows live reference limits for the places where character counts matter most: search result titles and descriptions, X (Twitter) posts, and SMS messages.

Character limits are easy to misjudge by eye. A meta title that looks short can still exceed Google's 60-character display window, and an SMS that fits on a desktop editor may be split into two billed messages on a phone. This tool makes those limits visible while you write.

Like every tool on The Article Files, the Character Counter runs entirely in your browser and never stores your text.

How to use it

1. Paste or type your text into the field.
2. Read the four counts: total characters, characters without spaces, words, and lines.
3. Check the reference limits panel to see whether your text fits each platform.
4. Adjust your copy until it fits, then copy it out.

How it works

• Total characters is the raw string length. Characters without spaces strips all whitespace. Words use the same Unicode-aware tokenizer as the Word Counter, and lines are counted by newline characters.
• Reference limits shown: meta titles (~60 characters), meta descriptions (~155 characters), X/Twitter posts (280 characters), and SMS (160 characters before a message is split).

Example

An SEO title of 72 characters will be truncated in Google results to roughly 60. Trim it to the essential keyword and benefit before publishing.

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