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Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time in any text.
Character Counter
Count characters, words, sentences, and paragraphs in your text instantly. Features options to count with and without spaces, check real-time character limit guidelines for major social networks (Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, SMS) and SEO metadata (Title tag, Meta description), and run quick case transformations (UPPERCASE, lowercase, Title Case, Sentence Case).
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Words
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SEO & Social Media Boundaries
Search Engine Optimization
Google Title Tag 0 / 60 chars
Ideal length
Meta Description 0 / 160 chars
Ideal length
Social Media & Messages
Twitter / X Post 0 / 280 chars
Fits limit
SMS Text (1 Message) 0 / 160 chars
Fits limit
LinkedIn Post 0 / 3,000 chars
Fits limit
Instagram Caption 0 / 2,200 chars
Fits limit
Security check: All character analysis runs locally in your browser. No text is uploaded.
What is the Character Counter?
The FreeTechLearner Character Counter analyzes text length, counting characters (with/without spaces), words, sentences, paragraphs, and reading duration. It displays real-time compliance indicators for Google SEO title/meta fields and popular social media posts.
How to Use
- Type or paste your text into the large editor panel.
- Review the visual counts cards showing characters, words, sentences, and paragraphs.
- Check the Google SEO and Social Media checklists below to see if your text fits within character limits (green tick indicates valid, red warning indicates over limit).
- Use the quick case conversion buttons to transform text casing on the fly.
- Copy the finalized text or download it as a .txt file.
Common Use Cases
- Drafting Google Title tags and Meta descriptions for blog posts and websites
- Writing Twitter/X posts under the 280-character limit
- Counting essays, articles, or books character lengths for publication constraints
- Estimating speech durations for podcast scripts or school presentations
Key Benefits
- 100% browser-based private and secure text analysis
- Real-time metric counts updates as you type
- Structured progress bars monitoring social media and SEO boundaries
- One-click casing conversions (Upper, Lower, Title, Sentence Case)
- One-click text download and clipboard copying
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between counting characters with and without spaces?
Counting with spaces includes all whitespace characters (spaces, tabs, newlines), which is standard for most platform limits (like Twitter or Google SEO). Counting without spaces filters out all whitespaces, showing only letters, numbers, and symbols.
How are reading and speaking times estimated?
Reading time is calculated at an average adult reading speed of 200 words per minute. Speaking time is calculated at an average speech rate of 130 words per minute, which is standard for presentations and voiceovers.
What are the SEO character limit guidelines?
For optimal search engine indexing, Google Title tags should be kept under 60 characters, and Meta descriptions should be kept under 160 characters. Keeping text within these limits ensures it is not truncated on Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs).
Is my text safe and private?
Yes. All character counting, metric analysis, and casing conversions happen 100% locally in your web browser. No text you write or paste is sent to a server.
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