Character Counter
Count characters and analyze their frequency in your text. See which characters appear most often.
| Character | Count | Percentage | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paste text to see frequency | |||
| Letter | Count | Percentage | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| No letters found | |||
| Digit | Count | Percentage | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| No digits found | |||
Use Cases
- Cryptography & cipher analysis
- Linguistic and text analysis
- SEO optimization (keyword frequency)
- Password strength checking
- Data validation and pattern matching
When every character counts
Some fields are unforgiving about length — SMS messages, database columns, social bios, search snippets. A character counter takes the guesswork out, splitting the total into letters, digits, spaces and symbols so you know exactly what you're working with, spaces and all.
What frequency analysis reveals
The frequency breakdown is where this tool earns its place. Seeing which characters appear most often is genuinely useful for puzzles and cryptograms, for spotting that a "password" is mostly one repeated letter, or just for satisfying curiosity about a piece of text. It all runs locally, so even sensitive text never leaves your browser.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the character count include spaces?
This tool shows both the total character count (including spaces) and the character count without spaces. Most platforms like Twitter count spaces as characters, so use the total count for platform compliance checks.
How many characters is a standard SMS?
A standard SMS using GSM-7 encoding supports 160 characters. If you use Unicode characters (like emojis or non-English text), the limit drops to 70 characters per segment. Longer messages are split into multiple segments and billed accordingly by most operators.
What is the character limit for meta descriptions?
Google typically displays meta descriptions up to 160 characters on desktop and around 120 characters on mobile. Descriptions longer than this are truncated with "...". Keep your meta descriptions between 120–155 characters for best results in search results.