What is Character Counter?
This is a free tool that counts the characters, words, and other important elements in any text. It helps meet length limits for social media posts, essays, SEO, titles, and other writing tasks.
How Many Characters Should My Text Have?
Use this guide to help you meet common length requirements
Social Networks
- Twitter (X) post 280 characters
- Facebook post 63,206 characters
- Instagram caption 2,200 characters
- LinkedIn post 3,000 characters
- YouTube description 5,000 characters
Essays
- High school 300-1,000 words
- College admission 250-650 words
- Undergraduate college 1,500-5,000 words
- Graduate school admission 500-1,000 words
Blogs, Work, and Literature
- LinkedIn article 1,500-2,000 words
- Blog posts 300-2,500 words
- Cover letters 200-400 words
- Resumes 400-800 words
- Short stories 1,000-7,500 words
- Novellas 20,000-50,000 words
- Novels 50,000-150,000 words
How to Use This Character Counter?
- Type or paste your text into the text area.
- Our tool instantly shows character count, word count, keywords, and more.
- Use the "Clear" button to remove text or "Copy" to copy it.
What Devices Does This Counter Support?
This counter works online on any device with a web browser. You can use it on computers, smartphones, and tablets. We respect your privacy, so we don't collect or store any text or information you input.
Why Use This Character Counter?
We list the most common words and phrases in your text, along with the number of sentences, unique words, estimated reading time, and speaking time. This information can help you avoid repeating yourself too much, improve your writing, and meet your goals.