How it works
This online character counter counts every character as you type, spaces and line breaks included, and shows the count without spaces beside it. The sample message is 79 characters, or 63 without spaces.
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Use it as a character limit checker
Type the limit you were given into the limit field. The line under your text then says how many characters are left, or how many you are over. The limit follows the count with spaces.
What counts as one character
A letter with an accent is one character. So is an emoji, even one built from several joined pieces, and so is a line break, which some files store as two. A space or a tab counts once.
Character length of a title, a headline or a meta description
Paste the title, the headline or the description alone and the count is its length. This page lists no limits for them: type the one you were given.
- A web form may count an emoji as two characters. The byte counter shows that number as UTF-16 units.
Questions and answers
Does the character count include spaces?
Yes. Characters is the character counter with spaces: a character count including spaces, tabs and line breaks. For a character counter without spaces, read the number beside it.
What is a character limit?
A character limit is the largest number of characters a box, a form, an essay or a message may hold. Whoever set it decides whether spaces count, so check their wording, then read the matching number here.
What is the SMS character limit?
One text message holds up to 160 characters of the mobile standard’s 7-bit alphabet, or up to 70 once any character falls outside it. Plain English letters, digits and everyday punctuation are inside; emoji are not. Longer texts are sent in parts.
Is a char counter the same as a character counter?
Yes. Char is the short form of character used in programming. A char counter, a char count tool, a character checker and a character calculator are other names for this page.