How text is counted
Characters are counted as Unicode code points, which handles regular non-Latin text and emoji more accurately than UTF-16 string length. Words are sequences of letters or digits with optional internal hyphens or apostrophes.
Statistics included
The result reports characters, characters without whitespace, words, and lines separately. Empty input contains zero lines.
Local processing
Counting happens in the current tab. Text is not sent to the server or added to the URL.
Frequently asked questions
Are spaces counted as characters?
Yes. The tool reports both totals: with all whitespace and without whitespace.
How is a combined emoji counted?
The counter uses Unicode code points. An emoji built from several code points may count as more than one.