Free Online Character Counter

Yes. The "Characters" stat counts spaces and all whitespace. The "No Spaces" stat shows your count with all whitespace stripped. Most social media platforms count spaces — use the Characters figure when checking against platform limits.

Standard X/Twitter posts are limited to 280 characters. X Premium subscribers can post up to 25,000 characters as long-form posts. URLs in tweets are shortened to 23 characters regardless of their actual length.

Google displays approximately 155–160 characters of a meta description in search results. Descriptions longer than 160 characters may be truncated with "…". Aim for 140–160 characters that clearly describe the page content and include your primary keyword naturally.

Reading time is estimated at 200 words per minute — a conservative average for online reading. The calculation is word count ÷ 200, rounded up to the nearest whole minute. A 1,000-word article shows as a 5-minute read.

CharCount is completely free to use. No account, email, or sign-up is required. All counting happens in your browser in real time — your text is never sent to any server.

Yes. CharCount is fully optimised for mobile browsers on iPhone and Android. The platform limit bars stack vertically on smaller screens for comfortable viewing, and the stats row scrolls horizontally.