How to use it
- Paste or type your text. Every number updates live.
- Set a target (for example 280 for a post or 650 words for an essay) to see what is left and a progress bar.
- Writing several answers? Use + Add section to give each its own title and limit (characters, characters without spaces, or words). Every section's count shows on its tab.
- Check Most used words and Long sentences to catch repetition and hard-to-read lines.
- Your drafts are kept only in this browser, so they are still there if you close the tab.
Which count should I use?
- Characters with spaces: what most forms, X (Twitter), SMS and meta descriptions limit.
- Words: what essays and college applications usually limit.
- Bytes: some databases and older systems limit bytes. In UTF-8, English letters take 1 byte, accented letters 2, and Korean, Chinese or Japanese characters 3.
Emoji and combined characters (such as flags or family emoji) count as one visible character, the way people read them.
FAQ
Do line breaks count as characters?
Yes, each line break counts as one character in the "with spaces" total. Some forms count them differently, so leave a small margin.
How is reading time estimated?
At about 230 words per minute for English, or 500 characters per minute for Korean text.
Is my text saved on a server?
No. It is kept only in your browser storage and is deleted when you press Clear.
Why does the Korean page show EUC-KR bytes?
Many Korean job sites still limit applications by EUC-KR bytes, where each Korean character is 2 bytes.