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See your character count update automatically as you type or paste text.
TEXT TOOL / WRITING & CONTENT
Free Online Character Counter
Count characters in your text instantly with or without spaces. Check text length, monitor character limits, and keep your content within the required limits for social media posts, website content, descriptions, and online forms.
Type or paste your text into the editor to get an instant character count. View characters with spaces, characters without spaces, letters, numbers, and other text statistics in one place.
✓ Free online tool. No registration required.
Check Your Character Count
TYPE OR PASTE TEXT · REVIEW LIVE STATISTICS · MONITOR CHARACTER LIMITS
Characters0
No spaces0
Letters0
Digits0
Words0
Lines0
Sentences0
Presets are guidance only — platforms change their limits.
Start typing or paste your text — the counts update as you go.
CHARACTER COUNTER WORKSPACEMOSANKIT / TEXT TOOLS
TEXT ANALYSIS BASICS
What Is a Character Counter?
A character counter is an online tool that calculates the number of characters in a piece of text. It helps writers, marketers, students, and professionals monitor text length and stay within specified character limits.
Character counting can include letters, numbers, punctuation, symbols, and spaces. Some applications require a total character count, while others exclude spaces from the calculation.
A character counter is useful when writing social media posts, meta descriptions, advertisements, SMS messages, application forms, and other content with length restrictions.
COUNTER FEATURES
Key Features of MoSanKit Character Counter
Count With and Without Spaces
Check the total character count and compare it with the count excluding whitespace.
Track Letters and Numbers
View separate counts for alphabetic characters and numeric digits.
Monitor Character Limits
Set a custom limit and see how many characters remain available.
Additional Text Statistics
Review word, line, and sentence counts alongside your character count.
Simple Text Editor
Edit, copy, or clear your text without complicated settings.
HOW IT WORKS
How to Count Characters Online
01 / OPEN
Open the Character Counter
Go to the MoSanKit Character Counter.
02 / ADD TEXT
Type or Paste Your Text
Enter your content or paste it into the editor.
03 / COUNT
View the Character Count
See the total character count update automatically.
04 / COMPARE
Compare Counts
Check character counts with and without spaces, plus letters, numbers, and words.
05 / LIMIT
Choose a Character Limit
Select an available preset or enter your own custom character limit.
06 / FINISH
Adjust and Copy
Edit your text until it fits the required length, then copy your final text.
WHO IT'S FOR
Who Can Use This Tool?
SEO SpecialistsCheck title and meta description lengths while preparing metadata.
Social Media ManagersMonitor text length when creating social media captions and posts.
Content WritersKeep website content and marketing copy within character limits.
StudentsCheck character requirements for assignments and application forms.
CopywritersPrepare concise advertisements, headlines, and promotional messages.
ProfessionalsCheck text length for emails, messages, and online submissions.
GOOD TO KNOW
A few things, answered.
Quick answers about character counts, text length, and character limits.
A character counter is a tool that calculates the number of characters in a text. It can count letters, numbers, spaces, punctuation, and symbols.
Yes. You can count characters online for free without creating an account.
The total character count includes spaces by default. MoSanKit also provides a separate count that excludes whitespace.
Word count measures the number of words in a text, while character count measures individual characters, including letters, numbers, spaces, and punctuation.
Use the characters-without-spaces statistic to calculate the text length after excluding whitespace characters.
Yes. You can enter your text and compare its character count against a custom limit or an available platform preset.
Yes. Punctuation marks such as commas, periods, question marks, and exclamation marks are included in the total character count.
Not always. Some emojis are represented by multiple Unicode code points or combined sequences. The displayed count depends on the counting method used by the tool.
Yes. Paste your content into the editor to calculate its character count. The practical text limit depends on your browser and the tool implementation.
If text processing happens entirely in your browser, your content does not need to be sent to a server for character counting.
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Know Your Character Count
Instantly.
Check text length, monitor character limits, and create concise content with the free MoSanKit Character Counter.