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Google Adds Built-In Character Counter Widget to AI Overviews

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Google embedded a character counter tool directly into AI Overviews, potentially reducing clicks to standalone character-counter websites.

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Optimixed's original report on this story.

SERoundtable reports that Google has added an interactive character counter widget to AI Overviews, allowing users to get results for simple character-counting queries without leaving the search results. The development signals continued expansion of built-in utility features within AI Overviews and poses a threat to websites that rely on organic search traffic for character-counting services.

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