Character counter
Paste or type your text and see if you're over the limit for X, Instagram, meta descriptions or SEO titles.
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How it works
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Paste or type your text
Type directly or paste the title, bio or description you want to measure.
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Watch the live count
The total character count updates instantly, along with a progress bar for each platform limit.
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Spot when you're over
If you exceed the limit for X, Instagram, a meta description or an SEO title, the bar and number turn red to warn you.
Why character limits matter
Every platform truncates or penalizes content that runs past a certain length. On search engines like Google, an SEO title longer than 60 characters usually gets cut off in search results, and a meta description longer than 155 characters gets truncated with an ellipsis, which can hide your call to action. On social media, X (Twitter) limits each post to 280 characters, and Instagram bios or captions to 2,200.
Staying within these limits isn't just about aesthetics: a truncated title loses important keywords, and a cut-off post can lose its main message. This tool counts characters in real time and flags you the moment you go over each limit, so you can adjust your text before publishing.
Frequently asked questions
Do emoji and accented characters count as one character or more?
Each emoji and each accented letter (á, é, ñ, etc.) counts as a single character in this tool. Some platforms, however, count certain complex emoji as two or more characters internally, so the real number on social media can vary slightly.
Why does X (Twitter) count some characters as two?
X uses the Unicode standard to assign a "weight" to each character: basic Latin letters count as 1, but characters from other alphabets (like Cyrillic, Chinese or Japanese) and some emoji can count as 2, which lowers the effective 280 limit for that text.
What's the difference between the character count with and without spaces?
The count "with spaces" includes every blank space in the text, while "without spaces" only counts visible letters, numbers and symbols. Most platform limits (X, Instagram, SEO) use the count with spaces.
Why does this tool's count differ from Word or Google Docs?
Small differences usually come from how each program handles line breaks, multiple spaces or certain special characters. This tool counts every visible Unicode character exactly as it appears in the text.