Character counter
Type or paste and the numbers update at once. Everything is counted inside this browser; the text is sent nowhere.
How to use
- Type or paste into the box. The numbers change with every keystroke.
- Check whether your limit counts spaces, and whether it is characters or bytes, then read that number.
- When done, press Clear or close the page. Nothing is saved.
Questions
Are line breaks counted as characters?
Not in the character counts; they are counted as lines. In bytes, each line break counts as 1 byte. Some forms count a line break as a character or as 2 bytes, so if your limit is tight, check how that form counts.
How are bytes counted?
In UTF-8: ASCII letters, digits and spaces are 1 byte; accented Latin letters 2; Korean, Japanese and Chinese characters 3; most emoji 4 or more. Other encodings give different numbers.
What is a manuscript page?
Korean and Japanese manuscript paper has a fixed number of squares. This tool divides the character count (with spaces) by 200 and rounds up. It does not apply real manuscript rules such as paragraph indents or squares left empty by line breaks.
How are emoji, tabs and wide spaces counted?
Anything that appears as one character counts as one (👨👩👧 is 1). Tabs and full-width spaces are treated as spaces and left out of "without spaces".
Is my text stored or sent anywhere?
No. A script on this page counts it inside your browser; the text is not sent to a server or saved. Close the page and it is gone.
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