How to Calculate Character Counter
What is Character Counter?
A character counter counts characters, words, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time in a text. Essential for social media posts (Twitter: 280, LinkedIn: 3000), SMS (160 chars per segment), and SEO meta descriptions (150–160 chars).
Step-by-Step Guide
- 1Characters: count every character including spaces and punctuation
- 2Characters without spaces: exclude space characters
- 3Words: count sequences of non-space characters
- 4Reading time: average adult reads 238 words per minute
Worked Examples
Input
"Hello, World!" (13 characters)
Result
13 chars · 11 letters · 1 comma · 1 space · 1 exclamation
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