What is a word and character counter?
A word and character counter is a simple writing tool that counts words, characters, letters, sentences, paragraphs, and lines in your text. It helps writers, bloggers, students, teachers, editors, and SEO professionals check length before publishing.
You can use it as a word counter, character counter, letter counter, sentence counter, paragraph counter, line counter, reading time calculator, and keyword density checker.
Character Counter for Quick Online Character Count
This character counter helps you check character count without guessing. Paste your text and the tool will count characters online, including spaces, punctuation, emojis, and line breaks.
It answers quick questions like “how many characters is this?” and “how many letters are in my text?” You can also use it as a character checker, characters counter, count characters online tool, and online character count tool for titles, bios, captions, descriptions, assignments, and short-form writing.
How many letters are in my text?
The letter counter shows how many letters are present in your text. It ignores numbers and most punctuation when calculating letter count, so it is helpful for clean writing checks.
Use it when you need to answer “how many letters” are in a name, headline, slogan, username, short bio, school assignment, or writing sample.
Word Counter vs Character Counter
A word counter tells you how many words your text has. A character counter tells you how many individual characters your text has. Both are useful, but they solve different problems.
Use word count for articles, essays, speeches, scripts, and assignments. Use character count for titles, meta descriptions, captions, comments, SMS, social media bios, usernames, and any field with a fixed text limit.
Why character count matters for SEO and social media
Character count matters because many fields have practical length limits. SEO titles, meta descriptions, social media bios, captions, comments, ads, SMS, app store descriptions, and form fields often need short and clear text.
This counter shows characters with spaces and characters without spaces. That helps when a platform counts every space, emoji, punctuation mark, or line break.
Supported browsers and devices
| Supported area | Works with | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop browsers | Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Brave, Opera | Best for long articles, keyword density checks, SEO editing, and copywriting work. |
| Mobile browsers | Chrome for Android, Safari on iPhone, Samsung Internet, Firefox Mobile | Useful for captions, bios, short posts, SMS text, and quick character count checks. |
| Devices | Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Android phone/tablet, iPhone, iPad | The layout is responsive, so the tool adjusts for small and large screens. |
| WordPress pages | Gutenberg, Classic Editor, shortcode blocks, most modern themes | Use this page template from your active child theme. |
FAQs about word count and character count
Does this word counter save my text?
No. The tool works in your browser. It does not send your text to the server.
Are spaces counted as characters?
Yes. The characters count includes spaces. The tool also shows characters without spaces separately.
How many characters is this text?
Paste the text into the box above. The tool will instantly show character count, character count without spaces, word count, letter count, sentences, paragraphs, and lines.
How many letters are in my text?
The letter counter shows the number of letters in your text. It is useful for names, headlines, slogans, usernames, bios, assignments, and short writing checks.
How is reading time calculated?
Reading time is estimated from word count. This tool uses around 200 words per minute for reading time and around 130 words per minute for speaking time.
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Review and testing note
Reviewed by: TechPrevue editorial team.
Last reviewed: Add your current review date before publishing.
Supported browsers and platforms: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, Brave, Android Chrome, iPhone Safari, Samsung Internet, Windows, Mac, Android phone, iPhone, iPad, and your active WordPress theme.
Accuracy review: Before publishing, paste a few sample texts and manually compare word count, character count, characters without spaces, letter count, sentence count, paragraph count, line count, reading time, speaking time, and 1 to 7 word keyword density results.
Privacy review: The tool counts text in the browser. It does not save, send, or store pasted text on the server.
Author note: TechPrevue publishes practical tech tools and app troubleshooting guides tested on live devices wherever possible.