Character Counter
Enter text to display various character statistics in real-time.
Text
Statistics
Total Characters
0
Characters Without Whitespace
0
Characters Without Leading/Trailing Whitespace
0
Total Lines
0
Non-Empty Lines
0
Data Size (UTF-8)
0 bytes
How to use
About this tool
Counts characters, bytes, words, and similar metrics in real time.
How to use
Type or paste text; character count, byte size (e.g. UTF-8), and word count update live.
Use cases
β’ SNS limits β’ DB VARCHAR length β’ Translation billing β’ SEO meta length
Privacy and data
Counting is done in-browser; text is not sent to a server.
FAQ
- Q: What metrics does the counter show?
- A: Character count (with and without spaces), byte size in UTF-8, word count, line count, and sentence count are all updated in real time as you type or paste.
- Q: Why is the byte count larger than the character count for Japanese or emoji?
- A: In UTF-8, ASCII characters take 1 byte, but Japanese/Chinese/Korean characters typically take 3 bytes, and most emoji take 4 bytes. The byte count reflects actual storage size, which matters for database VARCHAR limits, HTTP headers, and file sizes.
- Q: How is "word count" defined?
- A: Words are counted by splitting on whitespace and punctuation boundaries. For languages that do not use spaces between words (e.g. Japanese, Chinese), word counting is approximated and may not be precise.
- Q: What is the maximum input size?
- A: There is no hard character limit. Very large pastes (millions of characters) may briefly slow down the live update, but the count will still be computed correctly.
- Q: Does this tool send my text to a server?
- A: No. All counting is done entirely in the browser. Your text is never sent to any server.