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Character Counter
- Browser-based
- No signup
Paste or type text to see live counts for characters, characters without spaces, spaces, letters, digits, lines, and words. Results update as you type and stay in your browser.
100% Client-Side
Your data never leaves your computer.
How to use this tool
1. Paste or type text into the editor. 2. Read character totals with and without spaces. 3. Check letters, digits, lines, and word count in the stats panel. 4. Trim or edit text until you meet your target limit.
Worked example
Example: "Hello!" gives 6 characters including spaces, 5 letters, 1 digit if present, and 1 word.
How it works
Paste or type text to see live character counts. Characters include every symbol, including spaces and line breaks. Characters without spaces exclude all whitespace. The breakdown also shows spaces, letters, digits, lines, and words. Counting runs in your browser and nothing is stored.
Limitations
Counts characters and bytes in the pasted text. Social network limits may count URLs, emoji, or line breaks differently.
Privacy and file handling
Your data is processed in your browser and is not uploaded to our server.
Specialized Character Counter guides
Explore focused guides for common searches—each page reuses this character counter with different examples and FAQs.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as a character?
Every character in the text is counted, including letters, digits, punctuation, spaces, and line breaks.
What is characters without spaces?
That count excludes all whitespace characters such as spaces, tabs, and line breaks.
Is my text stored?
No. Counting runs locally in your browser and text is not stored.
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