Character Counter
Live character counts for essays and forms — nothing you type is stored anywhere
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With spaces
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No spaces
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Words
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Lines
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Bytes (UTF-8)
Count characters live — with/without spaces, words, lines, and UTF-8 bytes. Handy for essay limits and SMS bytes. Nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere.
What you can do
- ✓Characters with/without spaces
- ✓Words & lines
- ✓UTF-8 bytes
- ✓Emoji counted as one character
How to use
- 1Paste your text
- 2Watch the live counts
Supported formats · Text
Count characters in real time - with and without spaces, plus words, lines, and UTF-8 bytes. It's handy for essay character limits or checking text-message bytes, and what you type is never stored or sent.
How to use it
- 1Type or paste your text.
- 2Character, word, line, and byte counts update in real time.
- 3Check the metric you need and fit your length.
When it comes in handy
For example, it helps when you need to trim an essay to a limit like 'within 1000 characters including spaces.'
It's also good for checking whether a text message fits in the bytes for a single message.
Several metrics at a glance
It shows character counts with and without spaces, word count, line count, and UTF-8 bytes at once. Many non-Latin characters take more than one byte in UTF-8, which matters where a byte limit applies.
Frequently asked questions
Is what I type stored?+
No. Counting runs only inside your browser, and what you type is never stored or sent.
Does it show count without spaces?+
Yes. It shows character counts both with and without spaces.
Why do bytes matter?+
Text messages and some input fields limit length by bytes rather than characters. The UTF-8 byte count lets you fit that limit.
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