Chinese Character Counter

Yes. By default every punctuation mark — including Chinese full-width punctuation such as 。、！and standard ASCII punctuation like commas and periods — is counted as one character. You can toggle punctuation inclusion off in the counter settings if you need a count without punctuation.

Spaces are counted as characters by default because many style guides and submission systems include them. If your use case requires a count without spaces, simply turn off the 'Include spaces' option in the counter controls.

Each individual digit (0–9) and each English letter (a–z, A–Z) is counted as one character. For example, the string 'Hello123' contributes 8 characters to the total count.

Paste or type your essay into the text box above. The counter instantly displays the total character count, including Hanzi, punctuation, and spaces. For academic submissions that require a Hanzi-only count, check the composition breakdown to see exactly how many Chinese characters your essay contains.

A standard A4 page with common formatting (Song/SimSun font, 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing) holds roughly 800–1,000 Chinese characters. The exact number depends on font size, margins, and line spacing. Use the character counter to verify your text length against page requirements.

No. Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters are each counted as one character regardless of their visual complexity. The character counter treats both variants equally, so a text written in Traditional Chinese will produce the same count as its Simplified equivalent.

Yes. Each emoji is counted as one character. Note that some emoji are composed of multiple Unicode code points joined together (such as family or flag emoji), but the counter treats each visible emoji as a single character for practical counting purposes.

Yes. The count results are displayed as selectable text, so you can highlight and copy them. Some result fields also provide a one-click copy button for convenience.

Absolutely. The Chinese Character Counter is 100% free with no word or character limits, no sign-up required, and no daily usage caps. You can count as much text as you need.

No. All character counting is performed entirely in your browser using client-side JavaScript. Your text is never uploaded to any server, so your content remains completely private.