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Manuscript paper (genkō yōshi)
Sheets needed, rounding up. Based on the letters-only count (spaces and line breaks excluded).
Platform limits
- X (Twitter) 0 / 280
- Instagram 0 / 2,200
- YouTube 0 / 5,000
- Meta description 0 / 120
Count your writing — blog posts, essays, fiction, social posts — the moment you paste it. The tool shows characters (all), characters without spaces, and a letters-only count (spaces and line breaks excluded) at the same time, plus words, lines and paragraphs. Characters are counted by Unicode code point, so emoji and rare characters made of surrogate pairs are counted as one character (not two, as a raw string length would). For Japanese writers it converts to genkō yōshi manuscript paper (400 characters per sheet = 20×20, and 200 per sheet), rounding up to the number of sheets you need. It also shows your usage against common platform limits — X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube descriptions and meta descriptions — with a bar and the characters remaining. X is counted the way the platform does it (1 for half-width, 2 for full-width and emoji, limit 280), so the "left" figure matches what you can actually post. The numbers update live as you type, which makes trimming text to fit a limit fast. Because drafts often contain personal or unpublished material, this tool does all counting entirely inside your browser, with nothing uploaded, stored or sent to a server.
How to use
- Paste or type the text you want to measure into the input box (use "Sample" to try it).
- Characters, words, lines and paragraphs update live, along with the number of manuscript sheets.
- Watch the per-platform bars (X, Instagram and more) for the characters remaining as you edit. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.
FAQ
Is the text I enter uploaded anywhere?
No. All counting runs in your browser with JavaScript. Your text is never uploaded, stored, or sent to a server, so it is safe to paste unpublished drafts or text containing personal information.
What is the difference between "Characters", "Without spaces" and "Letters only"?
"Characters" counts everything, including spaces and line breaks. "Without spaces" excludes half- and full-width spaces and tabs. "Letters only" also removes line breaks for a net character count. Use whichever matches your submission rule (with or without spaces). The manuscript conversion is based on the letters-only count.
How is the manuscript-paper count calculated?
It takes the letters-only count (spaces and line breaks excluded), divides by the cells per sheet (400 per sheet = 20×20, or 200 per sheet) and rounds up. This matches the usual convention where a partly filled final sheet still counts as one. Treat it as a guide, since some submissions have specific rules for punctuation and line breaks.
Why is the X (Twitter) count different from a plain character count?
X counts half-width characters as 1 and full-width characters (such as Japanese and many symbols) and emoji as 2, with a limit of 280. This tool follows the same weighting, so a mostly-Japanese post effectively allows around 140 characters. Platform-specific cases such as shortened URLs are not modeled exactly, so use it as a guide.
Are emoji and rare characters counted correctly?
Yes. Characters are counted by Unicode code point, so emoji and characters made of surrogate pairs are counted as one each — the same way you see them — rather than as two, which a raw UTF-16 length would report.
Are the platform limits up to date?
We use widely known limits for X, Instagram, YouTube and meta descriptions. Services change their specifications from time to time, so check the official, current limits before an important post.