Question 1

What is a word counter?

Accepted Answer

A word counter is a free online tool that counts the number of words, characters, spaces, letters, sentences, paragraphs, and pages in a piece of text in real time.

Question 2

Do spaces count as characters?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The total character count includes spaces. Terbit Word Counter also shows a separate count of characters without spaces.

Question 3

What is the character limit for Twitter/X?

Accepted Answer

A standard post on X (formerly Twitter) is limited to 280 characters. Use the counter to make sure your post fits.

Question 4

What is the SMS character limit?

Accepted Answer

A single SMS message is limited to 160 characters. Longer messages are split into multiple segments.

Question 5

What is the Instagram caption character limit?

Accepted Answer

An Instagram caption can be up to 2,200 characters and around 30 hashtags. Keep the key message within the first 125 characters so it shows before the 'more' cut-off.

Question 6

Is Terbit Word Counter free?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Terbit Word Counter is completely free to use with no sign-up required.