About online text statistics
Count characters, words, lines, paragraphs, and byte length as you type—handy for platform limits and drafting.
Online Text statistics capabilities
Live counts
Stats update on every keystroke; no button needed.
What each metric means
- Characters include spaces and punctuation; “without spaces” strips whitespace only.
- Words split on whitespace—CJK paragraphs without spaces may show a lower word count; use character count for those limits.
- Byte length is the UTF-8 size of the text—useful when an API or database column limits bytes rather than characters.
Common use cases
Platform limits
Check counts against social posts, ads, or SMS segment limits before sending.
Draft length
Stay within essay, abstract, or form field limits while you write.
Translation quotes
Compare byte size when moving Chinese copy into UTF-8 systems.
Frequently asked questions
- Why is byte count larger than character count for Chinese?
- UTF-8 uses one byte for ASCII but typically three bytes per common CJK character. Emoji can use four bytes while still counting as one character.
- How is “word count” defined here?
- Words are groups separated by whitespace. Chinese paragraphs without spaces count as fewer “words” but more characters—use character count for CJK limits.