How to use
Enter text and analyze it. Spaces and line breaks are included only in the labeled totals.
TextoLab · Works in your browser
Character Counter
Measure Unicode characters, words, lines, and paragraphs.
✓ Your text stays in your browser.
Result
How it works
Counts use visible Unicode graphemes rather than encoded byte length. Separate totals include or remove whitespace.
Understanding the result
Characters are user-visible Unicode graphemes rather than encoded bytes.
Practical example
Check a form field, metadata draft, caption, or any document with a strict length requirement.
Limitations
Some complex emoji sequences may vary slightly across browser segmentation implementations.
Common question
Are spaces counted?
The main character total includes spaces; a separate total excludes all whitespace.
What this tool checks and changes
- Counts visible Unicode characters rather than bytes.
- Provides totals with and without whitespace.
- Reports words, lines, and paragraphs for context.
Practical uses
- Validating form-field limits.
- Preparing titles, captions, and metadata.
- Checking multilingual text or emoji accurately.
Character Counter
A reliable three-step workflow
The processing remains in this browser; the supplied text is not sent to an external text-processing service.
- 1
Start with the original
Paste the complete text and preserve the parts whose structure matters.
- 2
Choose only relevant options
Each option changes a specific rule. Leave unrelated settings off.
- 3
Review before using the result
Read the output in context, then copy it only after confirming the intended meaning and formatting.