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When to use it
Use it to trim a cover letter to a 1,000-character limit or to check both visible length and UTF-8 payload size before submitting text to an API.
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Word & Character Counter
Count characters, words, lines, and UTF-8 bytes as you type.
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Quick guide
- Paste the exact text you plan to submit into the text area.
- Choose the relevant measure: characters, characters without spaces, words, lines, or UTF-8 bytes.
- Edit the text while watching the counters update until the required limit is met.
Check
Validate the result
Enter A and the Korean character 가 as a quick check: they each count as one character, while their UTF-8 sizes are one and three bytes respectively.
Limits
Know the limits
Characters are counted as Unicode code points, so a combined emoji may count as more than one even when it looks like a single symbol. Words are separated by whitespace rather than linguistic rules.
Reference
Input and output example
Use the same units and settings when comparing your result with this example.
- Example input
HaloBench makes small tasks faster.- Result and interpretation
35 characters · 31 without spaces · 5 words · 1 line · 35 UTF-8 bytes
FAQ
Frequently asked
Why is the byte count larger than the character count?
UTF-8 uses a variable number of bytes per character. ASCII usually takes one byte, while many accented letters, CJK characters, and emoji require multiple bytes.
Does my data leave this device?
No. This tool is designed to process its working data in your browser. Advertising may load separately, but your tool input is never sent with it.