Character Counter
Type or paste text below to see its character count, character count without spaces, word count and line count update in real time. Use it to check length limits for drafts and social media posts. To normalize mixed full-width and half-width text, try the Full-width / Half-width Converter; to unify line breaks, use the Line Ending Converter. Your text is processed in the browser and never sent to a server.
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- Characters
- 0
- Characters (no spaces)
- 0
- Words
- 0
- Lines
- 0
X (Twitter) post length
Counts the way X does (half-width = 1, full-width and emoji = 2, any URL = 23) and shows your count against the limit.
- Count on X
- 0
- Remaining
- 280
Notes
- Characters are counted as Unicode code points, and full-width and half-width characters each count as one. Emoji made of several code points may count as two or more.
- "Characters (no spaces)" excludes all whitespace, including spaces, tabs and line breaks.
- Words are counted with the browser's word segmentation, so Japanese text is counted in word-like units too. Results can vary slightly between browsers.
- The X count weighs half-width letters, digits and symbols as 1, Japanese and other full-width characters and emoji as 2, and any URL as 23 (only URLs starting with http:// or https:// are detected; a bare domain like example.com counts as ordinary characters). Spec changes or edge cases such as flag and keycap emoji may cause small differences from the actual compose box.
- X's Help Center says free accounts can post up to 280 characters, while longer posts of up to 25,000 characters can be created by subscribers on any paid tier (Basic, Premium and Premium+). Another help page still mentions 4,000, so also check the limit shown in the compose box.
- Social networks and forms may count characters by their own rules, such as treating URLs or emoji specially. Check the final count on the destination.
Related tools
If you want to further edit or convert the text you just counted, try one of these tools too.
- Full-width / Half-width Converter — normalize the width of alphanumerics, symbols, and katakana
- Line Ending Converter — unify LF/CRLF/CR line endings
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- Dummy Text Generator — generate Lorem ipsum or Japanese placeholder text
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FAQ
Does it count full-width and half-width characters differently?
Every character counts as one regardless of width. The tool also shows the count without spaces and line breaks, which is useful for checking length limits.
Are emoji counted as one character?
Characters are counted as Unicode code points. Basic emoji count as one, but emoji built from several code points (such as family or skin-tone variants) can count as two or more. Social networks use their own rules, so results may differ from the destination.
How is X's (Twitter's) 280-character limit counted?
See the Count on X box. Half-width letters, digits and symbols count as 1, Japanese and other full-width characters and emoji count as 2, any URL counts as 23, and you can switch the limit with the Account menu. Free accounts get 280 (about 140 for Japanese-only text); according to the X Help Center, subscribers on any paid tier (Basic, Premium, Premium+) can write long posts of up to 25,000 characters.
Is my text saved or sent anywhere?
No. Counting happens entirely in your browser, and your text is never sent to or stored on a server.
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