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Character Counter
Paste text to see the live character count, with and without spaces — handy for checking limits like tweet length or meta descriptions.
How to use this tool
- 1Paste or type text into the box.
- 2See total characters, characters without spaces, and words.
- 3Compare against your target platform's limit.
Frequently asked questions
What's a good meta description length?+
Aim for roughly 120–158 characters so it isn't truncated in most search results.
Does it count emoji as one character?+
Most simple emoji count as one or two characters depending on how they're encoded; complex emoji with modifiers may count as more.
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