Character counter (no spaces).

What it does. Counts characters the way some guidelines do - excluding spaces - so you can match a letters-only limit precisely.

How to use it. Paste the text and compare the with-spaces and without-spaces counts. If a guideline says 2,000 characters excluding spaces, treat the lower number as your budget and trim until it fits with a few characters to spare.

Why it matters. Space-inclusive and space-exclusive limits can differ by several percent on long text. Matching the number the editor actually meant saves a revise-and-resend.

Your data. The tool runs entirely in your browser - text you paste never leaves the page, and nothing is uploaded to a server.

Good to know

The gap between the two counts grows with every word - a 1,000-word draft typically carries 1,600-2,000 spaces. For long limits, check the no-spaces figure after every structural edit, not every sentence.

Where this fits

Counting tools answer one question precisely: how much? They matter at the boundaries - the limit on a form, the length an editor asked for, the session you promised yourself. Used once, a counter answers a question; used as a habit, it keeps your work inside the frames that get it read.

Category neighbours: Word counter and Character counter

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