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Character Counter

Type or paste text and watch characters, words, sentences and paragraphs update live — with limit checks for X, Instagram, SMS and Google snippets.

Characters 0 No spaces 0 Words 0 Sentences 0 Paragraphs 0 Lines 0

Counted your words? Now hear them.

Scripts, captions and posts land better read aloud. Kaizen Speech Studio turns your text into natural AI voiceover — 700+ voices, MP3/WAV export, fully offline on Windows.

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Prefer to listen in the browser first? Try the free Text to Speech tool.

What does this character counter count?

Everything that matters for length limits: characters with spaces (the number platforms actually enforce), characters without spaces, words, sentences, paragraphs and lines — all updating live as you type. Your text never leaves the browser, so it's safe for drafts, ads and anything confidential.

Character limits worth knowing

Platform / fieldLimit
X (Twitter) post280 characters
SMS (one segment)160 characters
Google title tag (display)~60 characters
Google meta description~160 characters
Instagram caption2,200 characters
YouTube title100 characters
LinkedIn post3,000 characters

The limit checks above track the first five automatically — green means room to spare, amber means you're within 10%, red means over.

Character count vs word count

Social platforms and ads enforce characters; essays, articles and books are measured in words. This tool shows both, but if you mainly work in words (with reading time), the dedicated Word Counter adds reading-time and keyword-density views. Cleaning up copied text first? Run it through Remove Line Breaks, then adjust capitalisation with the Case Converter.

From written text to spoken audio

Voiceover scripts have invisible length limits too — about 150 spoken words per minute. Once your script fits, Kaizen Speech Studio reads it in any of 700+ natural AI voices and exports MP3/WAV, entirely offline on Windows.

Frequently asked questions

Does the character count include spaces?

Both numbers are shown: characters with spaces (what most platforms count) and characters without spaces. Line breaks count as one character each, matching how X, Instagram and SMS measure length.

What are the common character limits?

X/Twitter posts allow 280 characters, Instagram captions 2,200, SMS 160 per message segment, Google title tags display well up to ~60 characters and meta descriptions up to ~160.

Is my text uploaded anywhere?

No. Counting happens entirely in your browser with JavaScript — nothing you type or paste leaves your device.

How are words and sentences counted?

Words are sequences of letters, numbers or symbols separated by whitespace. Sentences are split on . ! ? followed by a space or end of text — the same rule most word processors use.

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