Character Count — Free Online Tool

Our Character Counter provides real-time counting of characters, words, sentences, and paragraphs in your text. Essential for writers meeting word limits, social media posts, and content creation with detailed statistics and character limits tracking.

Features

Frequently Asked Questions

Does it count characters with or without spaces?

The tool displays both counts - characters with spaces and characters without spaces for complete flexibility.

How accurate is the word count?

Very accurate. It uses standard word counting algorithms that handle punctuation, line breaks, and special characters correctly.

Can I set custom character limits?

Yes, you can set custom character limits and the tool will show how close you are to exceeding them.

Does it work with different languages?

Yes, the character counter works with all languages including those with special characters and Unicode text.

What social media limits are included?

Twitter (280), Facebook post (63,206), Instagram caption (2,200), LinkedIn post (3,000), and many more.

Can I count characters in uploaded files?

Currently, you need to copy and paste text from files, but we support all standard text formats.

Is the reading time estimate accurate?

The estimate uses standard reading speeds (200-250 words per minute) and provides a good baseline estimate.

Does it count HTML tags as characters?

HTML tags are counted as characters, but you can use our HTML tag remover first if needed.

What happened to smalldev.tools?

smalldev.tools is no longer available. Prism by SWEDevTools offers the same developer tools and more, with offline support, pipeline chaining, and completely free usage — no signup required.