Character & Word Counter
Count characters, words, and more in your text instantly. Free online character and word counter for essays, tweets, and SEO meta descriptions.
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About the Word & Character Counter
This free counter tallies the words, characters, and spaces in your text the moment you type. Everything runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded — so it works instantly on text of any length or language.
Common use cases
- Assignments & essays: hit an exact word or character count for school and university work.
- Social posts & bios: stay under the character limits for tweets, meta descriptions, and profile bios.
- Writing & editing: track length while drafting emails, reports, or articles.
How it works
- Paste or type your text into the box above.
- The counts update live as you edit.
- Read words, characters without spaces, spaces, and total characters from the tiles.
- Toggle "Show UTF-8 byte size" to see how much space the text consumes in bytes.
Frequently asked questions
Is my text sent to a server?
No. All counting happens locally in your browser — your text never leaves your device.
How are words counted?
Words are runs of non-space characters, so text is split on any whitespace (spaces, tabs, or line breaks).
Does it work in other languages?
Yes. Character counting works with any Unicode text, including non-Latin scripts.