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Character Counter
Paste any text and see characters, words, lines, and reading time at once — plus whether it fits Twitter, SMS, and meta-description limits.
Count Lines in Text
Count the lines in a list, a block of addresses, a CSV, or any line-structured text — plus paragraphs and the rest.
Overview
Some text is measured in lines, not words: a checklist, a list of addresses, rows pasted from a spreadsheet, a block of config. This loads a multi-line checklist so the line count is the headline, alongside paragraphs, words, and characters. When each line is a record, the line count is the record count — and a quick way to confirm nothing was dropped on a paste. It is the metric word counters skip and line-structured text depends on.
How to use this resource
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Paste the lines
A list, address block, CSV rows, or config.
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Read the line count
Lines as the headline, with paragraphs and words beside it.
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Confirm the records
When each line is a record, the count confirms nothing dropped.
Why This Works
- Line-structured text is measured in lines, the metric word counters skip
- When each line is a record, the line count is the record count
- A quick line count confirms a paste did not drop rows
Best for
- Lists, address blocks, and CSV rows
- Confirming a record count
- Any line-structured text
Not for
- Word or character targets — use those views
- Token counts — use the Token Counter
FAQ
How do I check that no rows dropped when I paste a spreadsheet column into the line counter?
Paste the column and read the Lines figure in the TEXT STRUCTURE block of the TEXT LENGTH REPORT — when each line is one record, that number is your record count. Compare it to the row count you expected; a mismatch means the paste merged or dropped lines. The character-counter measures pasted text in the browser, so it counts what actually landed, not your source file.
Why does the line counter show Lines and Paragraphs as different numbers?
Lines counts every line break in the pasted text, while Paragraphs in the same TEXT STRUCTURE block groups runs of text separated by blank lines — so a 24-line list with no blank lines reads Lines: 24, Paragraphs: 1. For a checklist, address block, or CSV where each row is a record, Lines is the figure you want; Paragraphs describes prose structure instead.
Can the line counter tell me how many tokens my list will use?
Lines and tokens are different units — the TEXT STRUCTURE block reports Lines, Paragraphs, and Sentences, not model tokens. As the notFor entry states, for token counts use the Token Counter instead; a 24-line list can be far more or fewer tokens depending on wording. The character-counter's figures are browser-side counts of your text, not a provider tokenizer's output.
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