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Character Counter

Count characters in real time with platform limits for Twitter/X, Instagram, SMS, meta descriptions and more.

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About This Tool

What it does

Counts characters in real time with live platform limit indicators for Twitter/X, Instagram, SMS, LinkedIn, YouTube titles and SEO meta descriptions.

Who it's for

Social media managers, SEO specialists, copywriters and anyone writing content with character limits.

Your privacy

All counting happens in your browser. Your text is never sent to any server or stored.

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Method, limits and privacy

Character totals use extended grapheme clusters where supported, so many emoji and combining sequences count as one visible character rather than multiple UTF-16 code units. Word boundaries follow Unicode-aware browser segmentation with a documented fallback.

Sources reviewed 23 June 2026: Unicode UAX #29

Frequently Asked Questions

It counts extended grapheme clusters—what users usually perceive as characters—when Intl.Segmenter is available. A Unicode code-point fallback is used otherwise.
The tool removes Unicode whitespace before counting grapheme clusters. Punctuation and line-breaking marks that are not matched as whitespace remain.
Words use Unicode-aware segmentation. An empty field has zero lines; otherwise lines equal newline separators plus one.
No. The displayed platform values are convenient references and can change. Check the destination service before publishing.
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