Use this free character counter to count characters online instantly — paste any text and see characters, letters, numbers, words, and lines update in real time.
Type or paste your text directly into the box above. Every statistic — character count (with and without spaces), letter count, number count, word count, and line count — updates in real time as you type. No button to click, no page refresh needed.
To start fresh, click the Clear button at the top-right of the text area. The panel below the stats shows the most frequent character in your text (excluding spaces), which can help you spot overused letters or symbols at a glance.
Everything runs entirely inside your browser. Your text is never uploaded to any server, so your content stays completely private. This free character counter works in every modern browser on both desktop and mobile devices.
Any single symbol in your text counts as a character — letters, digits, punctuation marks, symbols, and spaces. The "Characters" count on this page includes every one of them. The "No Spaces" count is the same but with all whitespace (spaces, tabs, line breaks) removed.
Yes, completely free. There is no sign-up, no account, and no usage limit. You can count characters online as many times as you like at no cost, forever.
Yes — the main "Characters" stat counts spaces as characters, just like most platforms do (Twitter/X, Instagram, SMS). If you need the count without spaces, use the "No Spaces" stat shown right beside it.
Standard Twitter/X posts allow up to 280 characters, including spaces and punctuation. Verified users (Twitter Blue / X Premium) may have access to longer posts up to 25,000 characters, depending on their subscription tier.
Instagram captions support up to 2,200 characters. However, only the first 125 characters are shown before the "more" link, so aim to put your most important message within the first 125 characters to maximise visibility in the feed.
A standard manuscript page (double-spaced, 12pt Times New Roman, 1-inch margins) holds roughly 1,800–2,000 characters including spaces, or about 250 words. A single-spaced page can hold approximately 3,000–3,500 characters. These figures vary depending on font size, line spacing, and margins.