Character Counter — Count Characters, Words & Text Length
Check your character count, characters without spaces, word count, line count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time instantly while typing.
Monitor the recommended length for Google SEO titles and meta descriptions with easy-to-read progress bars.
You can also check character limits for popular platforms including Twitter (X), Instagram, YouTube, and more.
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👉 Quick Access Link: https://vvd.im/character-counter
SEO title length depends on language and display width
Search engines do not trim titles based only on character count. The visual width of the text also affects how much is displayed in search results.
Wider letters, symbols, or certain languages may cause titles to be truncated earlier than expected, even within common SEO limits.
Use the progress bars in this tool to quickly estimate whether your title or description may appear too long in Google search results.
Clean up copied text before checking character count
Text copied from websites, editors, or documents may contain hidden HTML tags or unnecessary spaces at the beginning and end of lines.
This can make the character count appear higher than the actual visible text.
Use the Remove HTML and Trim Line Spaces buttons to clean up the text before analyzing it.
Use estimated reading time to control content length
For blog posts, newsletters, reports, and other long-form content, estimated reading time is commonly used alongside word count to measure content length.
Check the estimated reading time of your text in minutes.
It can help you adjust the length of your writing to better match your audience and publishing goals.
Things to check before using a character counter
The most useful metrics depend on your purpose. For SEO optimization, focus on the meta tag progress bars and search preview length.
For social media posts, check the character limits of each platform before publishing.
If you are managing article or script length, pay attention to word count and estimated reading time.
For copied content, removing HTML tags before counting is recommended for more accurate results.
Frequently Asked Questions
This tool displays both character count with spaces and character count without spaces at the same time.
Which value you should use depends on your specific purpose.
Many services with text limits, such as social media platforms and SMS messages, count spaces as characters.
For that reason, it is usually safer to check the character count with spaces.
Yes. You can use the tool directly in your web browser without installing software or creating an account. It works on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
This tool includes character limit guidelines for major social media platforms.
These limits may change over time depending on platform policy updates.
- Twitter / X: 280 characters
- Instagram: 2,200 characters
- YouTube Title: 100 characters
- YouTube Description: 5,000 characters
- TikTok: 4,000 characters
- Threads / Pinterest: 500 characters
- LinkedIn: 3,000 characters
- Facebook: 63,206 characters
Some platforms may apply different limits depending on account type, region, or language settings.
Common SEO recommendations for Google search results are as follows.
- Google Title: typically 55–60 characters
- Google Description: typically 150–160 characters
Search engines usually truncate titles and descriptions based on pixel width rather than character count alone.
Wide letters, symbols, or certain languages may cause text to be cut off earlier, so using the progress bars as a general guideline is recommended.
Word count is calculated based on text separated by spaces. Languages that do not commonly use spaces may be counted differently depending on the text structure.
Line count is calculated using line breaks (Enter key).
Empty lines are also included in the total count. You can use the Trim Line Spaces button to remove unnecessary spaces before checking the results.
After pasting your text, click the Remove HTML button to strip out HTML tags. You can then check the character count based on the cleaned text.
If you also want to remove unnecessary spaces at the beginning and end of each line, use the Trim Line Spaces button as well.