Writing
Character Counter
The headline number is a grapheme count: one visible character, including an accented letter or a joined emoji. The page also shows the count without spaces, plus code points and UTF-16 code units for fields that still use those.
This draft stays in the tab. Opening a file reads it here and does not upload it.
Character count
0 characters, 0 without spaces.
How to use it
- Paste or open the text you need to measure. The file stays in this tab.
- Use Characters when the limit means visible marks, including spaces.
- Use Characters without spaces when the brief excludes whitespace. Check UTF-16 code units only if the destination field counts those.
Example
Café 👋
Café is four graphemes. The waving hand is one grapheme and two UTF-16 code units. The space is counted only in the with-spaces figure.
Questions
Why do other tools show a different number for emoji?
Some tools count UTF-16 code units, so one emoji can look like two characters. TextPilot's main figure counts grapheme clusters. The code-unit row is there when you need to match an older field.
Are spaces included?
Characters includes spaces. Characters without spaces removes Unicode whitespace such as regular spaces and non-breaking spaces. Punctuation stays in both counts.
Does combining an accent change the count?
No. é stored as one code point and e plus a combining accent are both one grapheme, so both count as one character.