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Character Counter
Character Counter tallies characters, characters excluding whitespace, and line count of the text you enter in real time. Numbers update the moment you type or paste.
Characters
0
Excludes leading and trailing whitespace per line
Characters (no whitespace)
0
Strips every whitespace character
Lines
0
Number of newline-separated logical lines
Everything is processed entirely in your browser and is never sent to a server.
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About Character Counter
Character Counter tallies characters, characters excluding whitespace, and line count of the text you enter in real time. Numbers update the moment you type or paste.
The main "Characters" figure excludes leading and trailing whitespace on each line, which works well for manuscript counts or hitting character limits. "Excluding whitespace" strips every whitespace character — including line breaks — and counts only the actual characters. "Lines" shows the count of newline-separated logical lines.
Every character — full-width, half-width, symbol, or emoji — counts as one (Unicode grapheme cluster). All processing happens entirely in your browser and your text is never sent externally. Runs entirely in your browser.
How to use
- Type or paste text into the input box.
- The "Characters", "Excluding whitespace", and "Lines" figures at the top update in real time.
- When you have a character limit, watch the main "Characters" figure (which excludes line-edge whitespace).
- To count a different text, clear the box or paste new content over it.
Use cases
- Writers and editors keeping an eye on length while drafting articles or reports.
- Writing posts to character limits — X (Twitter) at 140 / 280, SEO title around 30, meta description around 120.
- Business users sanity-checking the length of an email or chat reply.
- Students preparing for entrance exams or qualifications that require essays within a fixed length.
- Recruiters and marketers fitting job descriptions or product blurbs under a stated character cap.
Notes
- Every character — full-width, half-width, symbol, or emoji — counts as one.
- The main "Characters" figure ignores whitespace at the start and end of each line, but counts whitespace mid-line.
- "Excluding whitespace" strips every whitespace character (half-width space, full-width space, tabs, line breaks).
- "Lines" counts logical lines split by newlines. The final line is counted even if it does not end with a newline.
- Emojis and ligatures (e.g., flags, skin-tone faces) count as one grapheme cluster apiece.