How to count the number of characters in the text: 8 tools
Educational Program Technologies / / December 28, 2020
Programs for Windows, macOS and Linux, as well as special sites.
Text editors
Many text editors can count the number of characters. Let's list the most popular ones.
1. Google docs
Platforms: web.
To count the number of characters in an entire document using Google Docs, click Tools → Statistics. Or press Ctrl + Shift + C.
If you want to find out the number of characters only in a certain piece of text, first select it, and then open statistics.
Google Docs →
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2. Microsoft Word
Platforms: Windows, macOS, web.
To find out the total number of characters in a document using Word, click on the word Count at the bottom screen.
If you are interested in the number of characters in a certain fragment, first select it and only after that open the statistics.
Developer: Developer
Price: Free
Price: Free
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3. LibreOffice Writer
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux.
LibreOffice Writer displays the total number of characters in the document by default at the bottom of the screen. To find out the number of characters only in a separate fragment text, just highlight it. The information will appear in the same place.
LibreOffice Writer →
4. Apple Pages
Platforms: macOS, web.
To see the total number of characters in a document using Apple Pages, click View → Show Word Count. Then click on the arrows on the banner that appears at the bottom of the window and select the desired option: "Characters with spaces" or "Characters without spaces". The information will appear on the same banner.
To find out the number of characters in a specific piece of text, just select it. The result will be displayed on a banner at the bottom of the window.
Price: Free
Apple Pages →
Online services for text analysis
If your text editor can't count characters, check out one of these sites:
- Advego;
- Text.ru;
- eTHT;
- Content Watch.
Just paste the required text into the field and the service will display the required statistics.
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