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Count the characters in a text (with and without spaces)

Paste or type your text and instantly see how many characters it has, with and without spaces, plus words, sentences, paragraphs and lines.

Good to know

  • You see characters with spaces and without spaces at once, handy for social media or form limits.
  • Each emoji counts as one character; a word with a hyphen or apostrophe counts as one.
  • It also estimates reading time (200 words per minute) and speaking time (130).
  • The text is counted in your browser and sent nowhere.

Full guide to the tool: Word counter.

Frequently asked questions

Are spaces counted as characters?

Both figures are shown: characters with spaces and characters without spaces.

How are emojis counted?

Each emoji counts as a single character.

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