Count characters with file upload, copy stats, cursor position, and real-time platform limits for social and SEO.
Cursor position: character 0 of 0
Step-by-step guide to get the most from this tool
Type, paste, or upload a text file.
See characters, words, lines, spaces, and UTF-8 bytes.
Progress bars show usage against Twitter, SMS, and SEO limits.
Tap any stat to copy, or note cursor position while editing.
What makes this tool stand out
Count characters in uploaded text files.
One-click copy for any metric.
Live character index as you edit.
Twitter, SMS, Instagram, LinkedIn bars.
Chars, words, lines, spaces, bytes.
No data leaves your browser.
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Quick answers to common questions
Twitter/X allows 280 characters per post for standard accounts.
Keep meta descriptions under 160 characters to avoid truncation in Google search results.
Characters count symbols; bytes measure UTF-8 storage — emojis use 2–4 bytes each.
Yes. Click Upload file to count characters in .txt, .md, .json, .csv, or .html files.
It shows which character index your cursor is at — useful for editing within platform limits.
Click any stat card to copy that count to your clipboard.
Twitter/X, SMS, meta description, SEO title, Instagram caption, and LinkedIn post limits.
Yes. All counting runs locally in your browser.
Your data is processed entirely in your browser. Nothing is sent to any server.