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UTF-8 Byte Counter

A visible character and a byte are not the same thing. This tool compares UTF-8 bytes, code points and grapheme clusters.

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What this tool does

A visible character and a byte are not the same thing. This tool compares UTF-8 bytes, code points and grapheme clusters.

  • UTF-8 byte size
  • Unicode code point count
  • Grapheme cluster count

How to use utf-8 byte counter

  1. Enter your text.
  2. Compare the different totals.
  3. Use byte counts for encoding-limited systems.

Questions and answers

Is the utf-8 byte counter free?

Yes. You can use this tool without creating an account.

Is my text uploaded?

The text processing in this tool runs in your browser. This initial version does not send entered text to a text-processing API.