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Character Counter: instructions, examples and limits

Counts user-perceived grapheme clusters rather than UTF-16 code units.

Open Character Counter
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What it does

Counts user-perceived grapheme clusters rather than UTF-16 code units.

Worked example

A😀 → 2 characters.

The example demonstrates the operation. For file-based tools, results depend on the selected file and options.

How the result is produced

Counts user-perceived grapheme clusters rather than UTF-16 code units.

Important limits

Text stays in this tab. Maximum 100,000 characters. Word and sentence boundaries are estimates; language and punctuation can change counts.

Choosing the next step

Pick the narrowest operation that matches the problem. A line tool preserves line boundaries, while a text-wide transform may change punctuation or spacing. For sensitive text, use the browser-local workflow and avoid putting the input into a share URL.

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