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Character Counter (Byte Counter, Word Counter)

Count characters, words, lines, and byte size in your text. Quickly check both character count and byte size.

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Characters (no spaces)

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Words

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Lines

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Paragraphs

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Sentences

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Need to know how long your text really is?

If you create content for social media, write emails, submit essays, or fill out forms — you've probably asked yourself: "How many characters is this?" Whether it's Instagram's 2,200 character limit, Twitter's 280 characters, or a job application asking for "under 1,000 characters including spaces," you need a reliable way to count.

This tool helps you do exactly that — and more.

What does it measure?

This isn't just a character counter. It gives you detailed breakdowns of your text in multiple categories:

  • Character count (with spaces)
  • Character count (excluding spaces)
  • Word count
  • Line count (based on line breaks)
  • Sentence count (based on punctuation like . ? !)
  • Paragraph count (based on double line breaks)
  • Byte size (actual file size of your text in bytes)

Perfect for everything from content writing to development work.

Understanding the Byte Counter Feature

The byte counter measures the actual storage size of your text. Different character types take up different amounts of bytes, with these key characteristics:

  • English letters (both upper and lowercase), numbers, basic symbols: 1 byte each
  • Korean characters: 3 bytes each (in UTF-8 encoding)
  • Emojis (like 🍅): 4 bytes each (in UTF-8 encoding)

Examples:

  • "Hello World" (11 characters): 11 bytes (11 ASCII chars × 1 byte)
  • "안녕하세요" (5 characters): 15 bytes (5 Korean chars × 3 bytes)
  • "Hello 안녕 🍅" (9 characters): 18 bytes (6 ASCII chars × 1 byte + 2 Korean chars × 3 bytes + 1 emoji × 4 bytes)

This feature is particularly valuable for web developers, database designers, and application developers. It helps with string field limitations, predicting data transfer sizes, and planning storage requirements accurately.

Where is it useful?

  • Social media posts for Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn
  • Essays, resumes, or cover letters with word/char limits
  • Blog writing with optimal paragraph lengths
  • Developers calculating storage or field limits in forms
  • Newsletter or caption writers planning post length

How to use it

  1. Paste or type in your text
  2. The tool will automatically calculate all metrics
  3. Click "Copy Stats" to copy all results to your clipboard
  4. Paste into your editor, form, or report

This tool saves time and reduces guesswork when precision matters.

Pro tips

  • Writing in Korean or other multi-byte languages? Use the byte size counter to avoid encoding errors
  • For long blog posts, check paragraph count to improve readability
  • Use word count to keep your copy tight and effective

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