Character Counter
Characters with and without spaces, plus live platform limit checks.
Platform limits
- X / Twitter post0 / 280
- Instagram caption0 / 2200
- Instagram caption (before “more”)0 / 125
- Google Ads headline0 / 30
- Google Ads description0 / 90
- SEO meta description0 / 160
- YouTube title0 / 100
What is the Character Counter?
The Character Counter shows characters with spaces, characters without spaces and the word count for any text you paste. It also checks your text against the character limits creators run into most: X/Twitter posts, Instagram captions, Google Ads headlines and descriptions, and SEO meta descriptions.
Character limits are unforgiving. Going two characters over a Google Ads headline means the ad is rejected. Going over a meta description limit means Google truncates your copy mid-sentence in search results. Seeing a live counter with a clear over-limit warning removes all of that guesswork.
Like every ToolKy text tool, this runs entirely in your browser — instant results, nothing uploaded, works even if your connection drops.
How to use it
- 1Paste your text into the input box.
- 2Read the character counts with and without spaces.
- 3Check the platform limit list for any red over-limit warnings.
- 4Trim your text until every limit you care about is green.
What it does
- Characters with spaces
- Characters without spaces
- Word count
- Live limit checks for X, Instagram, Ads and SEO
- Instant, browser-only processing
- Free with no signup
Where it helps
- Never get an ad rejected for length again
- Keep meta descriptions from being truncated
- Fit your message inside strict social limits
- Edit with confidence in real time
Examples
Input
A draft X post
Output
241 characters with spaces · 203 without · under the 280 limit
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