Character Counter
Count characters, words, sentences, and lines instantly — useful for staying under a character limit like a tweet, SMS, or meta description.
How to use the Character Counter
- Paste or type your text into the box.
- All five counts update live as you type.
- Sentence count splits on . ! and ? — useful as an estimate, not a linguistic analysis.
How it works
Character limits show up constantly — SMS messages (160 characters per segment), X/Twitter posts, meta descriptions for SEO (roughly 150-160 characters), form fields with a hard cap. This counts characters with and without spaces separately since some limits count spaces and others don't. Sentence count is estimated by splitting on ., !, and ? followed by a space or the end of the text — it won't be perfect with abbreviations like "Dr." or "e.g.", but it's a solid estimate for everyday writing.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the sentence count sometimes off?
Sentence splitting is based on punctuation (. ! ?), so abbreviations like "Mr.", "e.g.", or decimal numbers like "3.5" can be miscounted as sentence breaks. For precise editorial work, treat it as a close estimate.
Does this handle emoji and non-Latin scripts correctly?
Yes — counting uses JavaScript's Unicode-aware string length, so accented letters, CJK characters, and emoji are counted correctly rather than being split into multiple raw bytes.