Character Count With Limit

Summary

Paste your text and set a character limit to instantly see how many characters you have and whether you are within the limit.

How it works

1. Paste or type your text into the input area.
2. Enter your desired character limit in the limit field.
3. The character count updates instantly as you type.
4. The progress bar fills from green to red as you approach the limit.
5. A status badge shows whether you are within or over the limit.
6. Use the Clear button to reset both the text and the count.

Use cases

• Check tweet or social media post length before publishing.
• Validate form field values against a backend character constraint.
• Ensure SMS messages stay within the 160-character limit.
• Trim meta descriptions to under 160 characters for SEO.
• Verify bio text fits a profile page character cap.
• Count characters in product titles for marketplace listings.
• Test user input edge cases during development.
• Quickly trim copy to fit a design layout or character cap.

Frequently Asked Questions