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Character Counter
How many characters is that? Paste text in and see counts with spaces, without spaces, words and lines.
Type or paste text here. Counts update as you type, in your browser.
Characters
How it works
With spaces = every character, including spaces Without spaces = characters after removing all whitespace Lines = text split on line breaks
Worked example: “Hello, world!” on one line and “This is a second line.” on the next has 36 characters, 30 without spaces, 7 words and 2 lines. The 6 whitespace characters are 5 spaces and 1 line break.
Frequently asked questions
Does a line break count as a character?
Yes, in the “with spaces” count. A line break is one character, just like a space, so a two-line text has one more character than the two lines added separately.
What is removed in the “without spaces” count?
Every whitespace character: spaces, tabs and line breaks. Letters, digits and punctuation are all kept.
Do emojis count as one character?
Mostly, but some emojis are made of two code units, so a strict character count can read them as two. For ordinary text and limits, the count here is the one most counters show.
Is my text sent anywhere?
No. Everything runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, stored or logged.
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