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- Characters (with spaces)
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- Characters (without spaces)
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- Sentences
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How to use
- Words: each group of letters or numbers between spaces is one word. Hyphens and apostrophes inside a word do not split it, so e-mail and don't count as one word each. Each Chinese, Japanese or Korean character counts as one word, as in Microsoft Word.
- Characters (with spaces): all visible characters and spaces. Line breaks are not counted. An emoji or a letter with an accent mark counts as one character. Characters (without spaces) leaves out spaces and tabs.
- Paragraphs: lines with text, separated by line breaks. Empty lines are not counted. Sentences are split at full stops, question marks and exclamation marks.
- When you set a limit, the result shows whether the text is within it, and by how many words or characters it is under or over the limit. The limit in your application form or submission guidelines shall prevail.
Counting is done in your browser and your text is not uploaded. Characters and sentences are split by the Unicode text segmentation rules (UAX #29) through the browser’s built-in Intl.Segmenter.
Frequently asked questions
- Why is the count slightly different from Microsoft Word?
- Word counts a punctuation mark with spaces on both sides, such as a lone dash, as a word. This tool counts only words that contain a letter or number. Word may also include or leave out footnotes and text boxes.
- Are spaces counted as characters?
- Spaces are counted in “characters with spaces” and left out of “characters without spaces”. Many online forms count spaces, so please check the form’s instructions.
Sources
Last reviewed: October 2026