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| Medium | Usual limit |
|---|---|
| Page title tag | 50 to 60 characters before Google cuts it off |
| Meta description | about 150 to 160 characters |
| Post on X | 280 characters |
| SMS | 160 characters, 70 if it contains emojis or certain special characters |
| Scientific abstract | often 150 to 300 words |
| Cover letter | about 250 to 400 words, one page |
School and editorial guidelines usually count words, digital platforms count characters. Watch out for "including spaces" or "excluding spaces" instructions: the tool gives both.
A word is a run of characters separated by spaces. "Don't" counts as one word, as does "well-known". Numbers count as words. These rules vary slightly between programs: a word processor may give a result a few units different on a long text.
An adult reads on average between 200 and 250 words per minute for ordinary text on screen, less for technical text. The time shown is therefore a cautious estimate, useful for announcing how long an article takes or preparing a talk, bearing in mind that we speak more slowly than we read, around 130 to 150 words per minute.
Counting happens entirely in your browser. You can paste in an assignment, a manuscript or a work document: nothing is transmitted or saved.
No. Everything is counted locally in your browser; nothing is transmitted or saved.
Each program has its own rules for hyphens, apostrophes, numbers and stray punctuation. The gap stays small, a few words on a long text.
Yes. Some emojis are made of several technical characters, which can make them count double on some platforms.
At 200 words per minute, a common and cautious reading speed for on-screen text.