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X/Twitter caps at 280 characters, Google truncates a meta description beyond about 160 characters, a text message splits into a second SMS at 160 characters GSM (70 with an emoji), and an SEO title stays readable under 60 characters. All those limits are counted in characters, not words — so a counter that separates "with spaces" and "without spaces" matters.
A simple emoji reads as one character on screen but weighs 2 (sometimes 4) in UTF-16 depending on the platform. A standard GSM SMS switches to Unicode encoding the moment an emoji, an "é" or a Greek letter appears, halving the character budget per message. The counter shows the raw visible-character length; cross-check it against the target platform’s rules.
The total with spaces, without spaces, and per line updates on every keystroke. No text is sent anywhere — useful for drafting an unpublished post, a password, or a sensitive excerpt without leak risk.
Respect character limits of Twitter (280), LinkedIn (3000 for posts), Instagram (2200 for captions) and other platforms. Our counter displays in real-time the character count with and without spaces.
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