๐ Char Counter
Count characters, characters excluding spaces, words, lines, sentences, and paragraphs in real time. Useful for writing within a character limit for social media posts, manuscripts, or a resume summary.
How to use
- Type or paste your text into the input box.
- Character count, word count, line count, and more update in real time.
- Click "Clear" to erase the text and count something new.
How the calculation works
This tool counts characters, characters excluding spaces, words, lines, sentences and paragraphs. Characters are counted as they appear on screen (grapheme clusters). Internally, emoji and some rare characters take two code units, and combined emoji such as the family ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐ง take as many as eight, so a naive count comes out higher than what you see. This tool uses the browser's Intl.Segmenter to count each visible character once. Full-width and half-width characters both count as one. Words are runs separated by whitespace; lines are line breaks + 1; sentences are the pieces separated by ใ๏ผ๏ผ.!?; and paragraphs are blocks separated by blank lines.
Worked example
"Nice day ๐ let's walk." Characters: 22 (the emoji counts as one) Characters without spaces: 18 Words: 5 Sentences: 1 For Japanese text, which has no spaces between words, the word count is not meaningful; rely on the character counts instead.
Things to be aware of
- Social networks count characters differently; X (formerly Twitter), for example, has its own rules for URLs and full-width characters.
- Line breaks count as characters; the count without spaces excludes them too.
- Word counts depend on spaces, so they are not meaningful for Japanese.
- Your text is processed in the browser and never sent anywhere.
FAQ
Are full-width and half-width characters both counted as one character?
Yes โ both are counted equally as single characters.
Is my text saved anywhere?
No, everything is processed in your browser, so your text is never sent or saved externally.
Is this useful for checking a social media character limit?
Yes โ while drafting a post for a platform like X (formerly Twitter) with a character cap, you can watch the count update live as you type.
Does it count line breaks and spaces?
It shows both the total character count (including spaces and line breaks) and a count excluding spaces, so you can use whichever fits your need.
Can this help estimate manuscript length?
The character count is a useful reference for manuscript length, though it doesn't model page-grid-specific rules like Japanese genkล yลshi cell counting.