TEXT TOOL · PRIVATE
Character Counter Online
Count characters with and without spaces in real time.
Check exact character length for social posts, metadata, messages and form fields. Paste the input, make the change, then read the result before you copy it elsewhere.
Compare counts with and without spaces.
Ready — input is processed locally.
This utility runs on the current device for the supported workflow. Kaazo does not need the pasted input to calculate the result.
What Character Counter does — and what it doesn’t
Check exact character length for social posts, metadata, messages and form fields.
Decide whether spaces belong in the count
Some limits include spaces and punctuation; others care only about visible characters or bytes. The same sentence can produce different totals under those definitions.
Compare counts with and without spaces.
When Character Counter isn’t the right endpoint
Use the destination platform’s own limit when it defines characters differently.
Example and result checks
A form may accept a fixed number of characters for a title or description. Write a representative draft and compare counts with and without spaces so you know which definition the receiving platform uses. Punctuation, emoji and combined Unicode characters can make a visible “character” different from a code point or storage unit.
Before publishing, paste the result into the actual destination field: that platform’s validation is authoritative. The counter is useful for drafting multiple short variations, but it cannot guarantee how the destination will treat line breaks, emoji sequences or non-Latin characters.
FAQ
What does Character Counter actually do?
Check exact character length for social posts, metadata, messages and form fields.
What can change the Character Counter result?
Case, spacing, line order and replacement rules may look cosmetic until the text contains IDs, code, URLs or data where exact characters matter. Compare counts with and without spaces.
Can I undo the text operation after I copy the result?
Keep the original before using Character Counter. Text operations can change exact characters, spacing or order that another system may depend on.
Related tools
Keep the original text beside the Character Counter result if another transformation still needs to happen. The text-cleaning guide has broader context if you need it.