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Private (Runs in Browser)
Free Utility

Character Counter & Text Analyzer

Accurately count true visible characters (grapheme clusters), Unicode codepoints, words, sentences, UTF-8 bytes, and estimated reading time.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Most simple counters use JavaScript `.length`, which counts 16-bit code units. Emojis like ๐Ÿš€ use 2 code units, and family emojis (๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ) use 11 code units! Our tool counts true visual grapheme clusters as 1 character.

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