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Character Counter - Paste and Count Instantly

👉 Character Counter

Writing a tweet but there's a limit... how many characters?


When You Need to Count

More often than you think:

  • Twitter/X → 280 characters
  • Instagram → 2200 characters
  • YouTube title → 100 characters
  • Meta description → 160 characters

Opening Word just to count? Too slow.


Problem with Other Tools

  • Word processors → Heavy apps
  • Online counters → Full of ads
  • Manual counting → Loses track after 50

Just want to paste and see instantly.


Built a Simple One

Paste once, done.

Shows:

  • Character count (with/without spaces)
  • Word count, sentence count, lines
  • Byte count (UTF-8)

Extra:

  • Remove spaces
  • Remove line breaks
  • Copy button

Actual Usage

Pros:

  • No ads
  • Results in 0.1 sec
  • Shows both with/without spaces

Cons:

  • None really
  • It's simple, does what it says

Keep it open while writing - convenient.


How to Use

  1. Copy text
  2. Paste
  3. Done

1 second.


Try It

👉 Character Counter

For tweets, bios, whatever has a limit~


Tags

#charactercounter #wordcount #writingtools

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