Byte Counter

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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.

How to Use Byte Counter

  1. 1Type or paste text
  2. 2See statistics update in real time
  3. 3Check byte size for UTF-8 encoding

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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.

No server uploadNo account required100% freeWorks on all devices

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.

Why Use This Tool?

Files never leave your device
No upload to any server
Instant processing in browser
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byte countercharacter countstring lengthutf8 bytestext statistics

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