Character Counter

What is the Character Counter tool?

This character counter shows live counts of characters, words, sentences, paragraphs and estimated reading time as you type — paste text into the box and every number updates instantly. It counts characters both with and without spaces, so you can check a post, an SMS or a meta description against its exact limit instead of guessing. And everything runs inside your browser: your text is never uploaded or stored anywhere, which matters when you are counting words in a private draft or a client document.

The counts you check most often have hard platform limits, and this word count tool helps you hit them: 280 characters for a post on X (Twitter), 160 characters for a single SMS, about 150 characters for an Instagram bio, and roughly 60 characters for an SEO meta title with 155 for the meta description. Reading time is estimated at about 200 words per minute — a common average for adult readers — so a 600-word article shows as a 3-minute read.

Unlike character count tools wrapped in sign-up prompts and upsells, this one is free with no account and no nags: open it, paste, read the numbers. It also counts Arabic text correctly, treating each Arabic letter as one character and handling right-to-left input naturally, which makes it a practical letter counter and word counter for bilingual writers, students, marketers and translators.

How to use the Character Counter

1. Paste or type your text into the box — every count updates live with each keystroke.
2. Read the stat cards: words, characters, characters without spaces, sentences, paragraphs and reading time.
3. Compare the character count with your target limit — 280 for X, 160 for SMS, 155 for a meta description.
4. Edit the text directly in the box and watch the numbers change until they fit.
5. Paste new text at any time — nothing is saved or sent, so each session starts clean.

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