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Character counting is essential for social media posts, SEO meta descriptions, SMS messages, and database field sizing. Our counter gives you real-time character, word, sentence, and paragraph counts, plus platform-specific limits (Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Google meta description) with a visual progress indicator.

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Character counting is essential for social media posts, SEO meta descriptions, SMS messages, and database field sizing. Our counter gives you real-time character, word, sentence, and paragraph counts, plus platform-specific limits (Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Google meta description) with a visual progress indicator.

Comment l'utiliser

  1. Paste or type your text in the input area.
  2. See live counts: characters (with and without spaces), words, sentences, paragraphs.
  3. Select a platform preset to see which limits you're approaching or exceeding.
  4. Use reading time estimate to gauge content length for blog posts and articles.

Formule et méthodologie

Character count = number of Unicode code points (not bytes for multi-byte characters). Word count = whitespace-delimited tokens after trimming. Sentence count = occurrences of .!? followed by whitespace or end. Reading time: words ÷ 200 wpm (average adult reading speed). Twitter counts URLs as 23 characters regardless of length.

Cas d'usage courants

  • Twitter/X: staying within 280-character limit for threads
  • SEO: meta description 120–160 characters for full display in SERPs
  • SMS: 160 characters for single GSM message; 153 for multipart
  • Email subject lines: 40–60 characters for mobile display
  • Database: ensuring content fits VARCHAR(255) or TEXT fields

Questions fréquentes

Yes — every character including spaces counts toward the 280-character limit. URLs are automatically shortened by t.co and counted as 23 characters regardless of the original URL length. Emojis count as 2 characters each. Twitter uses weighted character counting, where certain Unicode characters count as 2.
Google typically displays 120–160 characters in desktop search results, and about 90–130 on mobile. There is no strict limit — Google may rewrite your description if it finds a better match in the content. Aim for 150–160 characters that naturally include the primary keyword and a clear value proposition.

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