Character Counter | AI Shorten/Expand
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Text Input
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Character Count
Both half-width and full-width characters are counted as one character. Line breaks are also counted as one character. Variant characters are counted as two characters.
Character Count (Excluding Line Breaks)
Displays the character count excluding line breaks. Both half-width and full-width characters are counted as one character.
Character Count (Excluding Spaces)
Displays the character count excluding line breaks, tabs, and both half-width and full-width spaces.
Byte Count by Character Encoding
Displays the byte count for each character encoding (Shift-JIS, UTF-8, JIS, UTF-16). Line breaks are counted as 2 bytes.
Line Count
Displays the total number of lines in the text.
Word Count
Counts the number of words separated by spaces. Useful for English and other language texts.
Reading Time
Displays the estimated time it takes to read the input text.
Manuscript Paper Conversion
Converts the input character count to the number of manuscript pages (400 characters per page).
Variant Characters
Variant characters are counted as two characters. This is in line with SNS character limit specifications.
Performance
To maintain optimal performance, we recommend limiting the text to be processed to within 1 million characters at a time.
Privacy
Your input is not sent to the server. Feel free to use it with confidence.
Multilingual Support
Supports text in various languages including Japanese, English, and Chinese.
SNS Character Limits
Supports character limits for major SNS platforms. Here are the limits for each platform:
โข Twitter: 280 characters
โข Instagram: 4,000 characters for captions, 2,200 characters for comments
โข Facebook: 63,206 characters for posts, 8,000 characters for comments
โข LinkedIn: 3,000 characters for posts, 1,250 characters for comments
โข TikTok: 2,200 characters for video descriptions, 1,000 characters for comments
โข Line: 10,000 characters for messages
โข Weibo: 2,000 characters
A warning will be displayed if the input text exceeds the limit for each platform.
Excel and Word Integration
Provides tips on character counting methods in Excel and Word:
Character counting in Excel:
โข Use the function =LEN(cell) to count characters in a specific cell
โข Total character count for multiple cells: =SUM(LEN(range))
โข Character count excluding spaces: =LEN(SUBSTITUTE(cell, " ", ""))
Checking character count in Word:
โข Check character count in the status bar at the bottom of the screen
โข [Review] tab > [Word Count] to display detailed statistics
โข Advanced character count analysis is possible using macros
By using these tools in conjunction with this site, you can manage character counts more efficiently.