Text statistics
What is a Text Statistics?
Text statistics give you the numbers behind a piece of writing: how many characters, words, lines and paragraphs it has, and how many bytes it takes up. Writers check word counts for essays and articles, marketers check character limits for ads and meta descriptions, and developers check byte sizes against database column and API limits.
How to use it
- Paste or type your text.
- Read the counts, which update as you type.
What is counted
- Characters: with and without spaces.
- Words: sequences of non-whitespace characters.
- Lines and paragraphs: separated by line breaks and blank lines.
- Byte size: the UTF-8 encoded size, which matters for storage and network limits.
Characters vs. bytes
In UTF-8, ASCII letters take 1 byte, accented letters like é take 2 bytes, most Asian scripts take 3 bytes and emoji take 4. The text café ☕ has 6 visible characters but 10 bytes. A database column limited to 255 bytes can therefore hold far fewer than 255 characters of Hindi, Chinese or emoji-heavy text.
Common length limits
- SEO title: about 50 to 60 characters before Google truncates it.
- Meta description: about 150 to 160 characters.
- X (Twitter) post: 280 characters.
- SMS: 160 characters in GSM-7 encoding, but only 70 if any character requires Unicode.
Your text is analysed locally and never uploaded.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is the byte count higher than the character count?
In UTF-8, characters outside basic ASCII, such as accented letters, non-Latin scripts and emoji, take 2 to 4 bytes each.
How are words counted?
Words are sequences of characters separated by spaces, tabs or line breaks.
How long should a meta description be?
About 150 to 160 characters. Longer descriptions are usually truncated in search results.
Is my text stored anywhere?
No. All counting happens in your browser.