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Free web tool: Textcount
Characters (with spaces)
0
Word Count
0
Characters (no spaces)
0
Lines
0
Bytes
0
Sentences
0
Paragraphs
0
Sentences
0
A4 Pages
0
~2,500 chars/page
Manuscript
0
200 chars/page
Reading Time
Based on ~250 words/min (0 words)
Speech / Presentation Time
Based on ~150 words/min (0 words)
A4 pages estimated at ~2,500 characters/page. Reading speed ~250 words/min, speech speed ~150 words/min.
About Textcount
The Character & Word Counter is a free, real-time text counting tool that measures multiple dimensions of your text simultaneously. As you type or paste text, it instantly displays five key metrics: total character count (including spaces), word count (for English mode), character count excluding spaces, line count, and byte size. All counts update live with every keystroke.
Content writers, developers, students, and anyone working with character limits — social media posts, SMS messages, form fields, database column constraints — use this tool to stay within boundaries. The byte counter is especially useful for developers working with UTF-8 encoded data, since characters like Korean, Chinese, or Japanese glyphs can occupy 3 bytes each rather than just 1.
In Korean mode, the tool highlights the 200-character manuscript page count as the primary metric. The "원고지" (manuscript paper) is a traditional Korean grid paper with 200 cells (typically a 10×20 grid), and counting manuscript pages is a standard measure for essays, academic submissions, and literary competitions in Korea. The calculation is simply the total character count (including spaces) divided by 200, rounded up to the nearest whole number.
Key Features
- Real-time counting updating on every keystroke with no button press required
- Total character count including spaces (the standard "character count" for most use cases)
- Character count excluding all whitespace — useful for data density and keyword analysis
- Word count based on whitespace-separated token splitting
- Line count based on newline character splitting
- Byte size using the TextEncoder API for accurate UTF-8 byte measurement
- Korean mode: 200-character manuscript page count highlighted as the primary metric
- Dark mode support with highlighted primary metric card for quick scanning
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between characters with and without spaces?
Character count with spaces includes every character you type, including spaces, tabs, and newline characters. Character count without spaces strips all whitespace before counting. Many social media platforms count characters with spaces; some academic requirements specify "characters excluding spaces." This tool shows both.
How is the word count calculated?
Words are counted by trimming leading and trailing whitespace, then splitting the remaining text on one or more consecutive whitespace characters (spaces, tabs, newlines). An empty string returns 0. This matches how most word processors count words.
What does the byte count represent?
The byte count shows the number of bytes the text would occupy when encoded as UTF-8, which is the dominant web encoding. ASCII characters (Latin letters, digits, punctuation) use 1 byte each. Korean, Japanese, and Chinese characters use 3 bytes each. Emoji can use 4 bytes. The byte count matters for database fields, HTTP headers, and network payloads with strict byte limits.
What is a 200-character manuscript page (원고지)?
A 200-character manuscript page (원고지, wongonji) is a traditional Korean writing format where each page has a 10×20 grid of cells — 200 cells total — with one character per cell. The page count is used to measure the length of essays, stories, and academic submissions. A 1,000-character text fills 5 manuscript pages.
How is the manuscript page count calculated?
The manuscript page count is calculated by dividing the total character count (including spaces, since spaces occupy cells in manuscript paper) by 200, then rounding up to the nearest whole number using the ceiling function. So 201 characters = 2 pages, and exactly 200 characters = 1 page.
Does this tool count Korean characters correctly?
Yes. Korean Hangul characters are counted as 1 character each in both character count metrics. However, each Hangul syllable block occupies 3 bytes in UTF-8, so the byte count for Korean text will be approximately 3 times the character count.
What is the line count based on?
Lines are counted by splitting the text on newline characters (`\n`). An empty string returns 0 lines. A single line with no newlines returns 1. Each time you press Enter, one new line is added. This is equivalent to what you would see in a text editor's line number gutter.
Is there a maximum text length this tool can handle?
There is no hard limit imposed by the tool itself — it is only limited by your browser's available memory. In practice, the browser can handle hundreds of thousands of characters without any performance issues. All processing runs locally in JavaScript with no server upload.