Character Counter

Yes, both counts with and without spaces are displayed simultaneously.

Yes, Unicode-based counting accurately handles all languages including Korean, Japanese, and Chinese.

Different application portals count differently, so follow the wording printed next to the field. "Including spaces" means blanks and line breaks are counted too; when nothing is specified it is usually the with-spaces figure. This tool shows both numbers side by side, and finishing at around 95% of the limit is the safest way to avoid text being cut off when you paste it in.

Here an emoji counts as one character, matching what the eye sees — even combined ones like the family emoji are treated as a single unit. Some platforms, though, count in UTF-16 code units or bytes internally, where one emoji can cost anywhere from 2 to 11, so if you are posting somewhere with a tight limit, do a final check in that service's own input box.