Character count with spaces
Count the characters in your text including the spaces and line breaks, the way almost every limit counts them. The text is counted in your browser and nothing is uploaded.
- Characters (with spaces)
- 0
- Characters without spaces
- 0
- Words
- 0
- Lines
- 0
- Sentences
- 0
- Paragraphs
- 0
- Reading time
- 0
- Speaking time
- 0
How it works
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Paste your text
Type or paste your text in the box, or open a .txt file.
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Counted straight away
Characters, words, lines, sentences and paragraphs are counted as you type.
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Read the result
The estimated reading and speaking time are shown too.
Example
I'm a well-known café owner 👍🏽. Really? Yes!, an empty line and Second paragraph here. is 67 characters including spaces and line breaks. Without the spaces it would be 56, the difference being 9 spaces and 2 line breaks.
Where spaces count
- Form fields and database columns with a maximum length.
- Social media posts, text messages and push notifications.
- Meta titles and descriptions, which are cut off after about 60 and 155 characters.
- Assignments and abstracts that ask for a number of characters including spaces.
Trimming a text
When you are over the limit, the quickest savings are spaces and empty lines. Use remove double spaces, then check again. To cut the text into pieces of a fixed length, use wrap text or split text. For the full set of totals, see the character counter.
Frequently asked questions
Do spaces always count?
In most limits, yes: forms, social posts and text messages all count every space. Some places count the characters without spaces, for which there is the [character count without spaces](/en/text/character-count-without-spaces).
How are line breaks counted?
One line break is one character here. Some systems store a line break as two characters (carriage return plus line feed), so a limit on the other end may count slightly more.
What happens with double spaces?
Each space counts. If you want to trim, use [remove double spaces](/en/text/remove-double-spaces), which can shorten a text noticeably.
Can I check several limits at once?
Yes. The page also shows words, lines and the size in bytes next to the main count, so one paste serves for most limits.