Character and word counter online free
Characters with and without spaces, words, sentences, paragraphs and reading time — live as you type.
Every text metric at once
How to count characters in 4 steps
An article, post or ad — any length.
Characters, words, sentences — instantly.
Ads, meta tags, socials — each has its own.
Numbers recalculate as you type.
Part of the Zerocoder platform
One tool of a platform where AI generates websites, images, video, text and documents — under one subscription.
A character counter is the workbench of copywriters, SMM specialists and SEOs: ad, post and meta-tag limits demand precision to the character. Ours counts everything at once — characters with and without spaces, words, sentences, paragraphs, reading time — updating as you type. Everything runs in the browser: the text is never uploaded. While you're at it, check keyword density and turn the headline into a slug with the slug generator. Texts from scratch are written by AI in the Zerocoder Studio.
Platform limits worth knowing by heart
A tweet — 280 characters. Search ads: headlines 30 characters, descriptions 90. A page's meta description — about 160 characters before truncation, the title — 50–60. An SMS segment — 160 latin characters. Anything “slightly over” gets cut without warning — the counter removes surprises.
With or without spaces: what clients count
Content marketplaces and clients count differently: “5000 characters without spaces” differs from “with spaces” by roughly a sixth of the volume. We show both figures simultaneously. Reading time uses the average 180 words per minute — the standard long-read benchmark.
Why reading time drives completion
A 7-minute post gets finished far less often than a 2–3 minute one. If the counter shows more than you expected — cut: drop filler phrases, split paragraphs, move details into links. Aim for under 2 minutes for a post, 5–7 with subheadings for a long read.
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FAQ
What are common platform limits?
A tweet — 280; ad headlines — 30; meta description — about 160; SMS segment — 160 latin characters.
Do emoji and line breaks count?
Yes, exactly as the platform sees them.
How is reading time computed?
At the average 180 words per minute, rounded to a minute.
With or without spaces — which is right?
We show both: clients and marketplaces count differently.
Is there a length limit?
Practically none — hundreds of thousands of characters count instantly.
Do I need an account?
No: the counter runs in your browser with no limits. Sign-up applies only to server-backed tools.
Is my text uploaded?
No, everything is counted in your browser — the text never leaves the page.
Does it check uniqueness?
No, that's a different class of tool. This one covers volume, structure and reading time.
What else does Zerocoder do?
AI writes and edits texts in the Studio; there are courses and jobs. The counter is one free utility.