Character Counter.

Count total characters, letters, digits, spaces, and special characters with a real-time frequency breakdown.

Paste or type any text to get an instant breakdown of every character type: total characters, characters without spaces, letters, digits, spaces, and special characters. A frequency table shows which characters appear most often — useful for analysing text patterns, checking input limits, or debugging encoded strings.

How to use

Paste or type text into the box — all counters update as you type. The frequency table below shows every unique character and how many times it appears, sorted from most to least frequent.

Examples

"Hello, World!" 13 total · 11 no spaces · 10 letters · 2 special
"abc 123" 7 total · 6 no spaces · 3 letters · 3 digits · 1 space
"test@email.com" 14 total · 14 no spaces · 11 letters · 2 special

FAQ

What counts as a special character?

Anything that is not a letter (a–z, A–Z), a digit (0–9), or a space — including punctuation marks, symbols like @ # $ %, and emoji.

How is the frequency table sorted?

By count descending — the most frequent character appears first. Characters with the same count are sorted alphabetically.

Is this different from the Word Counter?

Yes. Word Counter focuses on words, sentences, and reading time. Character Counter goes deeper into the character composition — frequency analysis, character type breakdown, and per-character counts.

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Privacy and data handling

This tool runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type or paste is sent to any server — all processing happens locally on your device.