Need to know exactly how long your text is? This Character & Word Counter analyzes your text in real-time, showing four key metrics: character count, word count, line count, and emoji count. It is essential for staying within WhatsApp's limits — approximately 65,000 characters per message and 700 characters for status updates. Paste any text to instantly see a detailed breakdown. The counter updates as you type, making it easy to trim content to fit specific limits. Beyond WhatsApp, it is useful for Twitter posts, SMS messages, meta descriptions, and any situation where character count matters. All counting happens locally in your browser.
Count characters, words, lines, and emojis in your text
WhatsApp allows approximately 65,000 characters per message and 700 characters for text status updates. Group descriptions are limited to 512 characters.
Each emoji is counted as one emoji in the emoji counter. In terms of characters, most emojis take up 2 Unicode characters, which is reflected in the character count.
Yes. The counter works with any language including those with multi-byte characters like Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and Hindi. Character count reflects the actual string length.
No. All counting happens locally in your browser using JavaScript. Your text never leaves your device and is not stored, logged, or transmitted.