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Do I need to create an account?

No. Open a tool, add your input and get the result.

Are my files uploaded to your servers?

Where practical, tools run in your browser, so your files and text stay on your device. Each tool page explains how it handles your data.

Which devices and browsers work?

Any modern browser on a computer, phone or tablet, such as Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari.

Can I rely on the calculators for financial or health decisions?

They give estimates and screening figures only. Check important results with a qualified professional.

Character Counter

Character Counter Online Free Tool

This character counter online free tool counts the characters, words and letters in your text as you type. Paste your text, watch the numbers update, and stay within the limit for social posts, meta descriptions, SMS and forms. Everything runs in your browser, so your text is never uploaded.

Free Online Character Count Tool for Any Text

This free online character count tool works for essays, captions, product descriptions, ad copy and emails. There is nothing to install and no limit on how often you use it. If you are writing a page that needs a matching background, try our Color Palette Generator once your text is ready.

Real Time Letter and Character Counter

As a real time letter and character counter, the page updates the totals with every key you press, so there is no button to click. Type, paste or delete text and the count changes immediately. This makes it easy to trim a sentence until it fits a limit exactly.

Character Counter with Spaces Included

A character counter with spaces included counts every space, line break and punctuation mark, which is how most platforms measure length. Use this total for tweets, SMS messages, title tags and meta descriptions. If a platform ignores spaces, use the count without spaces instead.

Character Counter Online Without Sign Up

Use this character counter online without sign up: no account, no email, no watermark and no daily limit. Open the page, paste your text and get your result. Your text stays on your device and is not stored anywhere.

Free Letter Counter for Text Length

Need a free letter counter for text length? Use it to check how long a headline, bio, username or paragraph is before you publish. For other quick helpers, try the Random Password Generator for secure logins, the QR Code Generator for links and flyers, the Favicon Generator for site icons, or the UUID Generator for unique identifiers.

Steps

Type or paste your text into the box.
Read the character, word and letter counts as they update.
Edit your text until it fits your limit.
Click Copy or Clear when you are done.

Tips for better results

Keep SEO title tags under about 60 characters and meta descriptions under about 160.
Check each platform's limit, since they change over time.
Remember that spaces and line breaks count on most platforms.
Write your text first, then trim it to fit.

Frequently asked questions

Is this character counter really free? Yes. It is free, needs no registration and has no usage limits.

Is my text uploaded anywhere? No. All counting happens in your browser.

Does it count spaces? Yes. The main total includes spaces, and you can also check the count without them.

Can I use it on my phone? Yes. It works in any modern mobile or desktop browser.