What is the standard SMS character limit?

A single SMS message segment contains up to 160 standard GSM 7-bit characters.

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Character Counter

Count characters with and without spaces, track social media limits for Twitter, SMS, and SEO meta descriptions.

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Client-side calculations and instant parameter controls are initializing. All processing occurs securely in your browser.

1 Type or paste your text.
2 Instantly see characters with spaces, characters without spaces, word count, and social media limit progress bars.

Total Characters = string.length

Calculations are performed with IEEE floating point mathematical precision directly in your device memory.

Input: Short social media post (24 chars)

Result: 24 characters (20 without spaces) | 8.5% of Twitter/X limit

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What is the standard SMS character limit?: A single SMS message segment contains up to 160 standard GSM 7-bit characters.

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