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Count characters, words, sentences, paragraphs with real-time per-line statistics.
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Welcome to our
Character Counter
- a free tool to count characters, words, sentences, and more with real-time statistics. Unlike other counters, we show you the character count for each line, making it perfect for ASCII art, code formatting, and text alignment tasks.Basic Statistics
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Characters
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No Spaces
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Words
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Sentences
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Paragraphs
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Lines
Character Breakdown
| Letters (A-Z) | 0 |
| Numbers (0-9) | 0 |
| Spaces | 0 |
| Special Characters | 0 |
| Unique Characters | 0 |
| Vowels | 0 |
| Consonants | 0 |
| Emojis | 0 |
Analysis
| Reading Time | 0 sec |
| Speaking Time | 0 sec |
| Avg. Word Length | 0 |
| Avg. Sentence Length | 0 |
| Longest Word | - |
| Most Common Word | - |
Character Frequency
Shows how often each character appears in your text, sorted by frequency. Count is the total occurrences. Total % is the percentage of all characters including whitespace. Dist % (Distribution) shows the percentage among non-whitespace characters only - useful for understanding the visual weight of each character.
Enter text above to see character frequency
Character Limits Reference
Quick reference for common platform character limits.
| Platform | Limit | Remaining |
|---|---|---|
| Twitter/X | ||
| Post | 280 | - |
| Bio | 160 | - |
| Caption | 2,200 | - |
| Bio | 150 | - |
| Post | 63,206 | - |
| Post | 3,000 | - |
| Comment | 1,250 | - |
| Pin Title | 100 | - |
| Pin Description | 500 | - |
| YouTube | ||
| Title | 100 | - |
| Description | 5,000 | - |
| SEO | ||
| Meta Title | 60 | - |
| Meta Description | 160 | - |
| SMS | ||
| Message | 160 | - |
What is this tool?
Character Counter is a free online tool that counts characters, words, sentences, paragraphs, and lines in real-time. What makes it unique is the per-line character count displayed right next to each line of text, plus a Character Limits Reference that shows in real-time how your text fits popular platform limits. Perfect for:
- ASCII art where line length matters
- Code formatting and alignment
- Fixed-width text documents
- Social media posts with character limits
- SEO meta descriptions and titles
How to use it
- Type or paste your text in the editor above.
- See the character count for each line in the right column.
- View detailed statistics below the editor.
- Check Character Frequency to see which characters are used most.
- See the Character Limits table to check if your text fits social media platforms.
- Use Copy or Save to export your text.
Privacy first
All text processing happens locally in your browser. Your text is never sent to our servers. No accounts, no logins, no tracking. Count your characters with complete privacy.
Frequently Asked Questions
A character counter is a tool that counts the number of characters in a piece of text. This includes letters, numbers, spaces, punctuation, and special characters. Our tool goes beyond basic counting by showing you the character count for each individual line, plus detailed statistics like word count, reading time, and more.
Yes, spaces are characters. We show you both counts: Characters (including spaces) and No Spaces (excluding spaces). This is useful because different platforms count characters differently - Twitter includes spaces, while some SMS counters don't.
Reading time is calculated based on an average reading speed of 225 words per minute, which is typical for adults reading online content. Speaking time uses 140 words per minute, which is a comfortable pace for presentations or speeches.
Yes, absolutely. All text processing happens entirely in your web browser using JavaScript. Your text is never sent to any server. There are no accounts, no logins, and no tracking. You can even use this tool offline once the page is loaded.
Line-by-line character counting is essential for ASCII art, code formatting, and fixed-width text documents. When creating ASCII art, you need to know exactly how many characters are on each line to maintain alignment. Our unique per-line counter makes this easy - you can see the count for every line as you type.
A paragraph is defined as a block of text separated by one or more blank lines. Single line breaks within text don't create new paragraphs. This matches how most word processors and text editors define paragraphs.
This character counter works on all modern devices and browsers. It runs entirely in your web browser, so it works on desktop computers (Windows, Mac, Linux), tablets, and smartphones (iOS and Android). No app installation is required - just open the page and start counting.