Stay Within Every Character Limit
Many places where we write online care about characters, not words. A post on X stops at 280, an SMS splits after 160, Google cuts off long page titles, and app store descriptions, YouTube titles and form fields all have their own limits. This character counter shows your total characters (with and without spaces) in real time, and its progress bars tell you at a glance how close you are to the limits for X, SMS, SEO titles and meta descriptions.
How to Use the Character Counter
- Type or paste your text into the box.
- Watch the Platform Limits Checker: each bar fills up and turns red when you go over the limit.
- Check the detailed metrics on the right for characters without spaces, words, sentences and more.
- Edit until everything fits, then copy your text back to where you need it.
Character Limits on Popular Platforms
| Platform / field | Limit |
|---|---|
| X (Twitter) post | 280 characters |
| SMS (standard characters) | 160 characters |
| SMS (Unicode, e.g. Hindi or emoji) | 70 characters |
| Google search title | About 50–60 characters |
| Google meta description | About 155–160 characters |
| Instagram caption | 2,200 characters |
| Instagram bio | 150 characters |
| YouTube video title | 100 characters |
| YouTube description | 5,000 characters |
| LinkedIn headline | 220 characters |
Platforms change their limits from time to time, so if precision matters, check the platform’s help page.
Writing SEO Titles and Meta Descriptions
Google does not use a strict character limit; it truncates based on pixel width. Wide letters like “W” and “M” take more space than “i” or “l”. Staying within the ranges above keeps your text visible in most cases. A few tips:
- Put the main keyword near the start of the title.
- Make every page’s title unique and descriptive.
- Write the meta description like a short advert: what the page offers and why someone should click.
- Avoid stuffing keywords; it looks spammy to both users and search engines.
SMS Length and Unicode
Businesses sending bulk SMS in India pay per message part, so character count directly affects cost. A message in English using standard characters fits 160 characters in one part. As soon as you add a single Hindi letter, an emoji or certain special symbols, the whole message is encoded as Unicode and the limit becomes 70 characters. Long messages are split into parts of 153 (standard) or 67 (Unicode) characters each.
Characters With vs Without Spaces
Translators, transcription services and some publishers price their work per character, often excluding spaces. Social platforms and SMS count spaces. That is why the tool shows both numbers.
Related Tools
- Word Counter — word count, reading time and speaking time.
- Case Converter — change text to UPPERCASE, lowercase or Title Case.
- URL Encoder — make text safe for links.