Character Count – Free Online Character Counter

What Is Character Count?

Character Count is a free browser-based character counter online that counts the characters in the text you paste and prints a short report.

Use it when you need a quick count for a prompt, a dataset field, a message, or any other piece of text. The tool is focused on characters only, which keeps the result simple.

Counting runs in your browser, so your text is not uploaded to Tools Viewer servers for this step.

What the Report Shows

The report always uses the same two lines:

• Characters: N — the total number of characters, including spaces.
• Characters (no spaces): M — the number of characters with whitespace excluded.

This is a raw count. It does not apply the rules of any particular social platform or service.

How to Use Character Count

Step 1: Add Your Text
Paste text into the editor, load the sample, or import a .txt, .md, .json, .jsonl, or .csv file.

Step 2: Run Count
Click Count to generate the report.

Step 3: Read the Numbers
Check the total characters and the characters without spaces.

Step 4: Download
Download the report as a .txt file if you want to keep it.

Character Count Features

• Total character count
• Character count without spaces
• Short, consistent report format
• Paste, sample, or file import (.txt, .md, .json, .jsonl, .csv)
• Download the report as a .txt file
• Runs in your browser

Common Use Cases

Check Prompt Length
Count the characters in a prompt before using it in a tool that has a size limit.

Measure Dataset Text
Import a .csv, .json, or .jsonl file and get a raw character count.

Count Without Spaces
Get the character total with whitespace excluded when spaces should not count.

Review Copy Length
Check the length of headlines, descriptions, and short messages.

Supported Input and Output

Character Count works with the following input and output:

• Input: any text (paste, sample, or .txt, .md, .json, .jsonl, .csv file import)
• Output: a two-line count report
• Download: .txt file

What It Does and Does Not Do

Here is what this tool covers:

• Does count characters with and without spaces.
• Does run in the browser.
• Does not report words, lines, or tokens. Those need separate tools.
• Does not apply social-platform character-limit rules beyond the raw counts.

Preparing text or data? Try JSON Formatter, JSON Validator, or JSON Minifier. Cleaning up escaped text? Use HTML Decoder.

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