Byte Counter
NewAnalyze text to get character count, UTF-8 byte size, word count, line count, unique character count, spaces, digits, and letters. Useful for checking payload sizes, enforcing character limits, and understanding encoding overhead.
How to Use Byte Counter
- 1Type or paste text
- 2See statistics update in real time
- 3Check byte size for UTF-8 encoding
About Byte Counter
Analyze text to get character count, UTF-8 byte size, word count, line count, unique character count, spaces, digits, and letters. Useful for checking payload sizes, enforcing character limits, and understanding encoding overhead.
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Byte Counter runs entirely in your browser. Your files and data are never uploaded to any server, never stored, and never shared. Everything happens locally on your device using secure browser APIs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is byte count different from character count?
Non-ASCII characters (emoji, Chinese, accented letters) take 2-4 bytes in UTF-8 despite being a single character.
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