What is character count?
While some people think character count is the total number of letters in a text, it is actually the total number of all characters, including spaces. Character count is needed when text has character limits. Additionally, some translators determine translation prices based on character count without spaces.
What's the difference between word count and character count?
Word count is the number of words in a text, while character count is the number of characters in a text. To count characters in a text, you need to count all characters, including special characters.
How to count characters?
You can count characters in a text using Word or LibreOffice documents, or use online tools like character counters.
Does character count include spaces?
Yes. Character count without spaces is calculated differently from character count with spaces.
How to count characters online?
You can easily and freely count characters online using a character counter.
What is a character counter?
A character counter is an easy-to-use online character counting tool. It's free and doesn't record what you type.
How to use the character counter?
Type text or copy and paste text into the input box above, and the character counter will display the character count (with or without spaces) and word count.
What are the character limits for major social networks?
Here are the character limits for major social networks:
- Facebook: 63,206 characters per post
- Instagram: 2,200 characters per caption
- Twitter: 280 characters per tweet
- YouTube: 70 characters for video title, 5,000 characters for video description
- Twitch: 150 characters per message