Character Counter
Count characters against the limits of the places you actually post.
Runs entirely in your browser.
Your data never leaves this device and is never sent to our servers.
Almost every field has a limit, and they are all different. This counter shows your text against the ones that matter — meta titles at about 60 characters, meta descriptions at 155, a post on X at 280, an SMS segment at 160 — with a live indicator for each.
How to use it
- Type or paste your text.
- Watch the counts and the platform indicators.
- Trim until you are inside the limit that matters.
Not working as you expect? Report a problem with this tool.
Frequently asked questions
Do spaces count?
Usually yes. Both totals are shown separately, because a few legacy systems exclude them.
Why does my SMS split into several messages?
A plain SMS segment is 160 characters. A single emoji or accented character switches the whole message to Unicode encoding, which drops the segment to 70.
What is the right meta description length?
Around 155 characters. Longer is not penalised, it is simply truncated in search results, so put what matters first.