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Line Counts
Character & Word Counts
Structure
Per-Line Breakdown
| Line | Chars | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. |
| 2 | 40 | Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs. |
| 3 | 0 | empty |
| 4 | 36 | How vexingly quick daft zebras jump! |
| 5 | 37 | The five boxing wizards jump quickly. |
| 6 | 0 | empty |
| 7 | 37 | Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow. |
The Line Counter tool gives you an instant, detailed breakdown of any block of text — total lines, non-empty lines, empty lines, characters (with and without spaces), word count, sentence count, and paragraph count. Whether you are checking log files, editing source code, or trimming copy for a character limit, this free browser-based counter shows results the moment you type.
Total lines counts every line including blank ones, while non-empty lines counts only lines that contain at least one non-whitespace character. This is useful when you need to know how many meaningful lines of code or text exist versus the overall file length.
Yes — the 'Characters' stat counts every character including spaces, tabs, and newlines. The 'Chars (no spaces)' stat strips all whitespace first, so it reflects only visible characters. This matches how most CMS and social media character limits work.
Paragraphs are counted as groups of consecutive non-empty lines separated by one or more blank lines. This matches the standard prose definition and aligns with how HTML paragraph tags work.
Simply open your file in any text editor, select all (Ctrl+A / Cmd+A), copy, and paste into the input box. The counter processes everything in your browser — nothing is sent to a server.