Character Counter

Count characters, words, spaces, sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading time online for writing, SEO, social posts, and editing workflows.

Your text

Characters

Without spaces

Words

Sentences

Paragraphs

Reading time

<1 min

How to use this tool

1
Paste or type your text into the editor area.
2
Review live counts for characters, words, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time.
3
Trim or refine the text until it fits the target platform, brief, or writing goal.

Useful for SEO titles, meta descriptions, social posts, essays, and editing passes.
Shows multiple text metrics in one place without needing separate counters.
Helps writers keep copy within length limits while still tracking readability.

Use the no-spaces count when a platform cares about raw character limits.

Check sentence and paragraph counts when you want structure as well as length.

Reading time is a rough estimate, not a strict performance measure.

Yes. The tool shows both total characters and characters without spaces so you can use the metric that matches your destination.

It is an estimate based on a standard reading pace, intended as a quick editorial reference rather than an exact measurement.

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