Why do character and byte counts differ?

Characters are visible glyphs, while bytes are storage size. One Hangul character typically uses 3 bytes in UTF-8.

How do you count words?

We split by whitespace and ignore empty tokens. For Korean, spacing conventions mean word counts may differ from semantic units.

Sentences are approximated with punctuation (. ! ? and CJK equivalents). Paragraphs are separated by blank lines (two or more newlines).

No. The tool runs entirely in your browser and does not send text to a server.

1) Paste text → 2) Choose options → 3) Run or just type (auto updates). Shortcut: Ctrl/⌘ + Enter

Shortcut: Ctrl/⌘ + Enter to run

Exclude spaces (space/tab/full‑width) Exclude newlines (LF/CR/LF+CR) Hangul (Korean) only CJK only (Han/Kana)

👉 Tip — “Exclude spaces/newlines” affects character/byte/word counts. Results update automatically when you type or change options.

Characters are visible glyphs; bytes are storage size. For example, one Hangul character typically takes 3 bytes in UTF‑8.

We split on whitespace (spaces/newlines) and ignore empty tokens. For Korean, word counts may not always reflect meaning due to spacing conventions.

Sentences are approximated by punctuation (. ! ? and their CJK counterparts). Paragraphs are separated by blank lines (two or more newlines).

No. Everything runs locally in your browser — nothing is sent to a server.

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