Count characters, words, lines and bytes
A word counter tool analyzes text metrics including character count, word count, and line count. Whether you're writing social media posts, academic papers, or marketing copy, it helps ensure your content meets platform or format requirements.
| Metric | Description |
|---|---|
| Characters (with spaces) | All Unicode code points, including whitespace |
| Characters (no spaces) | Count after removing spaces, tabs, and newlines |
| Words | Split by whitespace; Chinese text has no spaces, typically estimated by paragraph |
| Lines | Split by \n; blank lines are counted |
Reading time estimate: Chinese ~400 characters/min, English ~200 words/min.
Common character limits: Weibo 140 · Twitter/X 280 chars · SMS 160 chars (ASCII) / 70 chars (Unicode)
No. English splits by whitespace to count words. Chinese has no natural delimiters — this tool counts each Chinese character as one "word" while English text is split by spaces as usual.
Usually because invisible characters (newline \n, carriage return \r, tabs) are included. Check the "without spaces" count to exclude these.
Most emojis are 1-2 Unicode code points, but compound emojis (like 👨👩👧👦) consist of multiple code points joined by zero-width joiners. This tool counts by Unicode code points, consistent with how most platforms measure length.