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Word & Character Counter

Real-time stats: characters (with/without whitespace), words, lines, and bytes. Great for writing, SEO, and development.

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What is a word and character counter?

A word and character counter tells you how long your text is. It’s useful for writing, SEO, social media limits, and verifying content size for forms. This page also shows line count and UTF-8 byte size for more technical workflows.

How to use

  1. Paste text into the input box.
  2. Stats update automatically as you type.
  3. Copy or download the exportable stats block if you need to share numbers.

Common use cases

  • Checking blog post length for SEO and readability.
  • Staying within platform limits (titles, descriptions, captions).
  • Measuring bytes for APIs, messaging, or database fields.

FAQ

How is “word count” calculated?

Words are counted by splitting on whitespace. This works best for English and whitespace-delimited text.

What is “UTF-8 bytes”?

It’s the size of your text when encoded as UTF-8, which is commonly used by web APIs and databases.

Is my text uploaded?

No. Counting happens locally in your browser by default.