Character Counter
Text Statistics
Social & SEO Limits
Word Density
Enter some text to see density analysis
Character Density
Enter some text to see density analysis
Character Counter - Real-time Text Analysis Tool
Character Counter is a complete text analysis tool that updates instantly as you type or paste. Beyond simply counting characters and words, it measures sentences, paragraphs, lines and estimated reading time, shows live progress against popular social media and SEO character limits, and breaks down word and character density so you can see exactly how your text is built. Everything runs locally in your browser — your text is never uploaded to any server.
How to Use
Enter text directly or paste it into the input box. Every statistic recalculates instantly as you type — no button to press, no waiting.
Instantly see characters (with and without spaces), words, sentences, paragraphs, lines, and an estimated reading time based on 200 words per minute.
Track your text against X/Twitter, meta title, meta description, SMS and Instagram caption limits. Progress bars turn amber as you approach a limit and red when you go over.
Review the most frequent words and characters with percentage bars, toggle case sensitivity for word density, then copy the text or download it as a .txt file.
Key Features
Characters, words, sentences, paragraphs and lines update instantly on every keystroke — no processing delay even for long documents.
See both totals at once, essential for strict character limits where whitespace does or doesn't count.
Get an instant reading-time estimate at 200 words per minute to gauge how long your content takes to read.
Live progress bars for X/Twitter (280), meta title (60), meta description (160), SMS (160) and Instagram captions (2200), with over-limit warnings.
Discover your most-used words with percentage bars. Punctuation is ignored and casing is merged by default, with an optional case-sensitive toggle.
View the most frequent characters as a percentage of all non-space characters to assess text variety and complexity.
Copy your text to the clipboard or download it as a .txt file in one click.
All analysis happens locally in your browser. Your text is never sent to a server and nothing is stored.
Popular Use Cases
Keep tweets, captions and bios within platform limits using the live limit tracker before you publish.
Write meta titles and descriptions that fit Google's display limits to avoid truncation in search results.
Stay within word and character requirements for essays, abstracts, theses and assignments.
Check length and reading time, then use word density to spot overused keywords and tighten your writing.
Compose text messages and push notifications that fit a single 160-character segment.
Analyze word and character frequency to study writing style, vocabulary diversity and text complexity.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the character count include spaces?
Both numbers are shown. The main 'characters' count includes spaces and line breaks, while a separate 'no spaces' figure excludes all whitespace, so you can match whichever rule a platform uses.
How is reading time calculated?
Reading time is estimated from the word count at an average of 200 words per minute and rounded up to the nearest minute. It's a quick guide rather than an exact measurement.
How are sentences and paragraphs counted?
Sentences are detected by terminal punctuation (. ! ?), and paragraphs are blocks of text separated by blank lines. Lines count every line break, including empty ones.
Why are some words combined in word density?
By default word density ignores punctuation and merges different letter cases, so 'Word', 'word' and 'word,' count as the same word. Enable the case-sensitive toggle to count them separately.
What are the social and SEO limits based on?
They reflect common published limits: X/Twitter 280 characters, meta title around 60, meta description around 160, a single SMS segment 160, and Instagram captions 2200. Bars turn amber near the limit and red when exceeded.
Is my text private?
Yes. All counting and analysis runs entirely in your browser. Your text is never uploaded to a server and nothing is saved after you leave the page.
Character Counter combines instant counting, reading-time estimates, social and SEO limit tracking, and word and character density analysis in one fast, private tool. Whether you're polishing a tweet, optimizing a meta description or tightening an essay, you get accurate insights the moment you type — all completely free and running directly in your browser.