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Character, Word & Byte Counter

Count visible characters with or without whitespace, words, lines and UTF-8 bytes as you type.

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A LITTLE GUIDANCE

Character, Word & Byte Counter guide

Compare text length using several counting methods.

How to use

  1. Type or paste the text you want to measure.
  2. Compare character counts with and without whitespace and the word count.
  3. Check line count and UTF-8 bytes, then revise the text if needed.

Worked example

Input
Enter abc def with no line break.
Result
The result is 7 characters, 6 without whitespace, 2 words, 1 line and 7 UTF-8 bytes.

Common questions

How are emoji counted?

Characters are counted as visible grapheme clusters, so an emoji made from several code points can count as one character.

Will the count match every other service?

Not necessarily. This tool uses grapheme clusters, whitespace-separated words and UTF-8 bytes. Check the destination service's own counting rules.