Free online word and character counter — real-time count of words, characters, sentences and bytes. Supports English and Korean text.
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Word & Character Counter counts characters, words, sentences, and bytes in real time. Distinguishes Korean (3-byte, UTF-8) and English (1-byte) characters.
Yes, it supports text in all languages. It accurately counts Unicode characters including Korean, English, Japanese, and more.
Yes, both numbers are shown side by side. Application forms and essays usually count spaces, while ad copy and meta descriptions are often measured without them, so check which rule your destination uses. Line breaks count as characters too, so the gap widens in text with many paragraphs.
Yes — trim while watching the live count. Common ceilings are 280 characters on X, 2,200 for an Instagram caption, 100 for a YouTube title and about 155 for a meta description. Some platforms bill emoji and CJK characters as two units, so leave a little headroom instead of landing exactly on the limit.
No. The counting runs entirely in your browser's JavaScript and nothing you type is transmitted anywhere. That makes it safe for unpublished drafts or contract text you cannot expose, and everything disappears the moment you close the tab.