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Character counter

Character counts with and without spaces, against the limits that matter

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0
Characters
0
Without spaces
0
Words
0
Sentences

Against common limits

  • SEO title0 / 60

    Google truncates on pixel width, not characters

  • Meta description0 / 155

    Rewritten by Google on most queries anyway

  • X post0 / 280
  • LinkedIn post, before "see more"0 / 210
  • Open Graph title0 / 88

Why character limits are mostly lies

Almost every "limit" quoted for search results is a character count standing in for a pixel budget. Google renders desktop titles in Arial at 20px and cuts them at roughly 600 pixels. The word "Illinois" and the word "Wowwww" have the same character count and nowhere near the same width, so a 60-character title fits comfortably or gets truncated depending entirely on which letters you used.

Real character limits do exist, and they are the ones enforced by software: X cuts at 280, a CMS field rejects input past its column width, an Open Graph title gets clipped by the platform rendering the card. Those are worth counting exactly.

Which to trust

  • Platform limits are hard. Count characters, respect the number.
  • Search limits are soft. Measure pixels with the SERP preview instead.

Common questions

Should I count characters with or without spaces?
Depends who is asking. Social platforms and CMS fields count spaces. Academic and translation work is usually quoted without them. Both are shown so you do not have to guess which convention applies.
Does a meta description really have a 155 character limit?
No. Google truncates descriptions on rendered pixel width, around 920px on desktop, and 155 characters is just the average number of characters that fits. A description of 155 wide characters gets cut; one of 165 narrow ones may not. Use the SERP preview to see the actual cut-off.
Do emoji count as one character?
Not usually. Most emoji are two UTF-16 code units, and emoji with skin-tone or gender modifiers can be four or more. This counter reports code units, which is what a CMS field limit and X both enforce.