What does Character Counter actually do?

The character counter reports how long the current string is. It is aimed at limits that are defined in characters or code units. Emoji and some letters are more than one JavaScript code unit, so a limit specified in code points can disagree with string.length.

When should I use Character Counter?

Use it when a field has a maximum length.

When should I not use Character Counter?

Do not assume one emoji is one character.

What does Character Counter not do?

string.length is UTF-16 code units, not necessarily visible glyphs. Does not count SMS segments.

Character Counter

Live character, word and line count for any input. Free online — runs locally, no upload.

Characters

Words

Sentences

Lines

Bytes (UTF-8)

Character limit (Twitter-style counter)

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