Unstructured Text
Character Counter
See exactly how many characters your text has, with a breakdown of letters, digits, spaces and symbols.
When to use it
Typical uses: Keeping page titles and meta descriptions within search engine display limits; Checking SMS and social media posts before sending; Validating input against database or form field limits.
In a pipeline
Text InputCharacter CounterExport CSV
Settings
| Setting | Type | Required | Default or hint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text column | select | — | Text |
Example
Character Counter: an example
| Text |
|---|
| Hello, world! 👋 Café 2026 |
| Characters | Characters (no spaces) | Letters | Digits | Spaces and Line Breaks | Punctuation and Symbols | Lines | Size (UTF-8 bytes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 29 |
Worth knowing
- Are spaces counted as characters? Yes, in the main total. The “no spaces” figure excludes spaces, tabs and line breaks.
- Why does an emoji count as one character here but two elsewhere? Some programs count the underlying code units rather than the visible character. This tool counts what you actually see, which is usually what length limits mean.
- What is the UTF-8 byte size for? Databases, APIs and SMS gateways sometimes limit size in bytes. English letters take one byte each, while accented letters, symbols and emoji take two to four bytes.
- The counts are added as columns, so a folder of documents gives one row of counts per file — ready for Sort Rows or Export CSV.