Character Counter
Count characters with and without spaces and see what's left against limits for X posts, SMS, titles and meta descriptions.
How to use
- 1Paste your text.
- 2Pick a limit to check against — the remaining count updates as you edit.
How it's calculated
Characters are counted as the user-visible symbols you typed (emoji count as one). Bytes are the UTF-8 size.
Frequently asked questions
What is the character limit on X (Twitter)?
280 characters for a standard post. Links count as 23 characters each regardless of their length.
How long should a meta description be?
Around 150–160 characters. Search engines cut longer ones off, based on pixel width rather than a fixed count.
Why is the byte count different from characters?
Letters outside basic English, and emoji, take 2–4 bytes each in UTF-8, so bytes can exceed characters.