# Character Counter

> Count characters, words, lines, and UTF-8 bytes as you type.

URL: https://uttir.com/character-counter
Categories: text-tools
Privacy: Counting happens locally in your browser. Your text is never uploaded.

## About

Character limits are everywhere: social posts, meta descriptions, form fields, SMS. This counter shows characters with and without spaces, plus words, sentences, paragraphs, lines, and the UTF-8 byte size of your text — all updating live.

Because it runs in your browser, it is safe for confidential text and works instantly with no round-trip to a server.

## How to use

1. **Paste or type** — Counts update automatically as the text changes.
2. **Read the breakdown** — Each metric is shown in its own card below the editor.

## Examples

### Spaces matter

“Hello world” is 11 characters but only 10 without the space.

Input:

```
Hello world
```

Output:

```
11 characters · 10 without spaces · 2 words · 1 line
```

## FAQ

### What is the difference between characters and bytes?

Characters are what you see; bytes are what storage and transfer use. ASCII characters take one UTF-8 byte, but emoji and many accented letters take two to four.

### Do spaces count as characters?

Yes in the “Characters” total. The “no spaces” count excludes all whitespace, matching limits like X/Twitter’s that count visible characters.

### Does it count spaces?

Yes, by default. The tool has a toggle to exclude whitespace, which is useful when you are writing copy and want to know the visible character count.

### How are characters counted?

Every Unicode code point counts as one character. Emoji that are a single code point (most of them) count as one; emoji made of multiple code points with a ZWJ joiner count as multiple.

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- [Keyword Density Checker](https://uttir.com/keyword-density-checker) — Analyze keyword frequency and density in any text, and see your most-used keywords ranked at a glance.

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