HOW IT WORKS

This character counter instantly counts characters, words, sentences, and paragraphs as you type. It highlights when your text reaches common length limits like Twitter's 280 characters, SMS's 160 characters, or recommended meta description length.

COMMON CHARACTER LIMITS

Twitter/X (280): Standard tweet length. Links count as 23 characters.

SMS (160): Single SMS message limit. Messages longer than 160 characters are split into multiple texts.

Meta Description (155-160): Google typically displays 155-160 characters in search results.

Email Subject (70): Most email clients display ~50-70 characters in the inbox.

READING TIME CALCULATION

This tool estimates reading time based on 238 words per minute, the average reading speed for non-fiction text according to research. Actual reading speed varies by content complexity, reader familiarity, and device.