Count characters, bytes, words, and more
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See character count, byte length, and other text metrics.
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Yes, the String Length Calculator is completely free with no limitations. Calculate string lengths as often as you need without any registration or restrictions.
Yes, all calculations happen locally in your browser using JavaScript. Your text is never sent to any server, making it safe to measure sensitive content like passwords, API keys, or confidential text.
String length is important for database field limits, API payload restrictions, SMS character counts, form validation, and ensuring text fits within UI constraints. Different systems may count characters differently based on encoding.
The tool shows both the character count (how many characters you see) and the byte length (storage size). Emoji and non-ASCII characters may count as one character but use multiple bytes in UTF-8 encoding.