Character Counter
Count the characters and words in your text. Useful for keeping copy within a length limit, checking translation volume, or confirming that nothing was cut off when pasting.
How to use
- Character counts usually include spaces and line breaks, while word counts mainly follow space-separated tokens.
- Chinese has no spaces between words, so use the character count rather than the word count for length limits.
FAQ
Why is the word count odd for Chinese?
Chinese sentences have no spaces, so splitting on spaces turns a whole passage into very few words. For Chinese, rely on the character count; treat the word count as a rough reference only.
Do line breaks and spaces count as characters?
Character counts usually include spaces and line breaks, so the number may differ slightly from what another editor shows. Use the same counting method when comparing, to avoid misjudging.