KEMI Tools

Character Counter

Count characters with and without spaces, plus bytes in both the 2-byte Hangul (EUC-KR style) and UTF-8 schemes used by Korean application systems. Set a limit to see a progress bar. Your text never leaves the browser.

Characters

No spaces

Bytes (EUC-KR style)

Bytes (UTF-8)

Words

Lines

Paragraphs

200-char manuscript pages

LimitCount by

With spaces 0 / 1,000 — 1,000 left

Count line breaks as 2 bytes (CR+LF) in EUC-KR modeWindows style. Off = 1 byte.Autosave in this browserSaved only to this device's localStorage. Turn off on shared PCs — turning off deletes the saved copy.

Your text is counted in this browser only — it is never recorded.

How to use

Paste or type your text; counts update as you type.
Enter the limit (e.g. 1,000 characters) and choose what it counts.
A red bar means over the limit. Turn on autosave to keep a draft in this browser.

With vs without spaces

“With spaces” counts every character including spaces and line breaks; “without spaces” drops spaces, tabs and line breaks. Korean text typically has a space every 4–5 characters, so the no-space count is 15–20% lower.

Two kinds of bytes

Legacy Korean systems (EUC-KR / CP949) store ASCII in 1 byte and Hangul in 2 bytes, so a 1,000-byte limit fits about 500 Hangul characters; Windows line breaks (CR+LF) take 2 bytes. UTF-8 stores Hangul in 3 bytes and emoji in 4. Match whichever scheme the form you are filling in uses.

FAQ

Does the counter include spaces?

Both are shown. Most application systems count spaces, but check the form's own counter and match its unit (characters or bytes).

How many Korean characters fit in 1,000 bytes?

About 500 Hangul characters in EUC-KR-style counting (2 bytes each), or about 333 in UTF-8 (3 bytes each).

Is my text uploaded?

No. Counting runs in your browser. Autosave, if you enable it, stores the text only in this browser's localStorage.

How are line breaks counted?

One character each; in EUC-KR byte mode 2 bytes (CR+LF) by default, switchable to 1.