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Character Counter

Count characters, characters without spaces, words, bytes, and lines for short copy and content limits.

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Use cases

Useful for social copy limits, UI copy, and technical text analysis.

Copy limits

Check short-form copy before submitting it to a CMS, ad, or social platform.

Technical text

Measure text size before sending it to APIs, systems, or content validation rules.

Quick review

See useful size metrics without leaving the browser tab.

FAQ

Character Counter questions.

What does a character counter count?

It counts characters and often includes related stats like words, bytes, and lines.

What is the difference between characters and bytes?

Characters count visible text units, while bytes depend on the text encoding and can be larger than the character count.

Does this tool count spaces?

Yes, the character total includes spaces unless you use the no-spaces count.