Chinese character counter
Paste Chinese text to count its characters, estimated words and UTF-8 bytes. The page opens on the X limit, where each Chinese character counts double.
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At a glance
- Chinese characters on X
- Each counts as 2 towards the 280 limit, so 140 fit in a post
- Source: docs.x.com, checked 2026-11
- UTF-8 size
- Characters from U+0800 to U+FFFF, which covers common Chinese characters, take 3 bytes each
- Source: rfc-editor.org, checked 2026-11
- Rarer characters
- Characters above U+FFFF, such as many in the CJK extensions, take 4 bytes in UTF-8
- Source: rfc-editor.org, checked 2026-11
- Full-width punctuation
- ，and 。 count as one character each here, and as 2 on X
- Source: docs.x.com, checked 2026-11
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Chinese character counter: what to know
This page starts the character counter for this case. For every option and how to use it, see the character counter.
Characters or words?
Chinese is written without spaces between words, so most length limits for Chinese text, such as essay and translation limits, are set in characters. A counter that splits words at spaces sees a whole Chinese sentence as one word.
The character count here is the number to use for a limit. The words figure comes from your browser's built-in word splitting, which uses a dictionary, so treat it as an estimate: another tool may split the same sentence differently.
Bytes and SMS
Some forms and databases limit text in bytes rather than characters. Chinese text usually needs 3 bytes per character in UTF-8, so a 255-byte field holds about 85 characters. The bytes count shows the real figure for your text.
Switch the platform to SMS to see how many messages the text needs. Chinese characters aren't in the basic SMS alphabet, so a message switches to Unicode, which fits 70 characters.
Questions
Does it count Traditional and Simplified Chinese?
Yes. Each character counts as one, whichever script you use, and punctuation counts too.
How many Chinese characters fit in a post on X?
140. X counts each Chinese, Japanese or Korean character as 2 towards its 280 limit.
Why is the word count different from other tools?
Splitting Chinese into words needs a dictionary, and tools use different ones. Use the character count when a limit is strict.