Character Count

Paste or type your text below, choose what you need, and get the result instantly.

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0Words
0Lines
0Paragraphs
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Count characters, characters without spaces, words, lines, and paragraphs instantly in your browser.

Free Character Count
Paste or type text directly
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Free Online Character Count: Count characters and basic text statistics

Count characters, characters without spaces, words, lines, and paragraphs instantly in your browser.

Instant character count

Characters update as you type, including a separate count that excludes whitespace.

More text statistics

See words, lines, and paragraph counts in the same workspace.

Browser-based

The text analysis runs directly in the page with no document upload required.

How to Use Character Count

  1. 1
    Paste or type your text

    Start directly in the hero workspace with no account setup.

  2. 2
    Choose the change you want

    Use the controls that match your writing or text task.

  3. 3
    Run Character Count

    Count characters and basic text statistics

  4. 4
    Copy or download the result

    Take the finished statistics into the next document, message, or workflow.

Character Count for Everyday Workflows

Purpose-built action

Character Count is designed around the specific task people come to the page to finish.

Focused workflow

Everything on the page is organized around one job: count characters and basic text statistics.

Clear source and result

Know what goes in as text and what you should expect back as result.

Built for everyday files

Use the tool for school, office, personal, client, publishing, and administrative document tasks.

Easy to review

Check the result before you download, share, submit, print, publish, or continue into another tool.

Easy next step

Related DOC321 tools stay close by when the finished file needs another conversion, edit, or document action.

FAQs About Character Count

Does Character Count include spaces?

The tool shows both total characters and characters with whitespace removed.

Does it count words too?

Yes. Word, line, and paragraph counts are included alongside character totals.

Do I need to upload a document?

No. Paste or type text directly into the browser workspace.

What does Character Count do?

Character Count is designed to count characters and basic text statistics. The page keeps that task, the supported text input, and the result result together in one browser workflow.

Can I use Character Count online for free?

Yes. DOC321 provides Character Count as a free online browser tool so you can start the supported workflow from the page without installing a separate desktop application.

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