Character Counter Online — Count Characters Instantly
Quick Answer: Paste any text to see the exact character count with spaces and without spaces. Also shows word count, sentence count, and paragraph count. Essential for character-limited contexts like social media, SMS, form inputs, and database varchar fields.
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FAQ
Does character count include spaces?
Both are shown: characters with spaces (total) and characters without spaces. Social media platforms typically count all characters including spaces.
How many characters is an SMS?
Standard SMS: 160 characters (GSM-7 encoding). With Unicode (emoji, non-Latin characters): 70 characters. Messages longer than this are split into segments.