Character Counter — free online tool
Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and SMS limits differ—see characters, UTF-8 bytes, and lines in one place while drafting posts.
When to use Character Counter
Stay under Twitter/X, LinkedIn, SMS, or meta-description limits while drafting.
Useful when you want a quick answer without pasting sensitive data into random chat bots.
What Character Counter does not do
Not a word counter for essays (use Word Counter). Does not guarantee Twitter/X’s internal emoji weighting.
How to use Character Counter
- Paste social post copy into Character Counter.
- Watch character count, no-space count, UTF-8 bytes, and line totals update live.
- Compare against Twitter/X, LinkedIn, or SMS reference limits shown on the page.
- Trim text until you are under the platform cap you care about.
Practical tips
- Draft here first when the limit is characters (280, 3,000, …), not words.
- Watch UTF-8 bytes if your API or SMS gateway charges by segment size, not visible length.
- LinkedIn teasers and X posts use different caps—trim against the reference shown on the card.
Example
Draft a 260-character X post and confirm you are under 280 before scheduling.
Related tools on Webtoolshop
- Word Counter — Count words, sentences, and paragraphs for essays and blog drafts.
- Meta Tag Generator — Build title and description tags after you trim social copy length.
- Readability Checker — Check reading ease once your post fits the character cap.
Limitations
Counts characters and UTF-8 bytes in the tab. Platform previews can still differ for emoji.
Privacy & data
We do not run a database on this static site. Text and generated output exist only in your tab until you close or refresh the page.
Frequently asked questions about Character Counter
How is Character Counter different from Word Counter on Webtoolshop?
Word Counter focuses on words, sentences, and paragraphs for long-form writing. Character Counter tracks character totals, characters without spaces, UTF-8 bytes, and common social post limits while you draft short posts.
Does Twitter/X count emojis as one character?
Platforms vary: some count Unicode code points, others weight surrogate pairs differently. Use this page as a live draft check, then verify in the platform preview before publishing.
What is UTF-8 byte count useful for?
APIs, SMS segments, and database columns sometimes limit bytes—not visible characters. Emoji and non-Latin scripts use more bytes per glyph than plain ASCII.
Does Webtoolshop store text I paste into the Character Counter?
We do not run a database on this static site. Text and generated output exist only in your tab until you close or refresh the page.
Character Counter
Characters, no-spaces count, UTF-8 bytes — with common social limits as reference.
Characters: 0 · No spaces: 0 · UTF-8 bytes: 0