Usage Instructions
About Text Counter
Text Counter is a high-precision text analyzer with the core advantage of intelligent recognition of mixed Chinese-English text. Unlike simple string length calculations, it can distinguish Chinese characters (including rare characters), English words, punctuation (full-width/half-width), and numbers, providing statistical results that conform to language learning habits.
Key Features
- Precise Word Count: Supports mixed Chinese-English text, Chinese character = 1 word, English word = 1 word
- Detailed Character Analysis: Distinguishes Chinese characters, English letters, digits, punctuation marks, spaces, etc.
- Structure Analysis: Counts sentences and paragraphs
- Keyword Density: Supports keyword density analysis for SEO optimization
- Character Density: Evaluates text compactness
- Real-time Calculation: Updates statistics in real-time as you type
- Privacy Protection: All analysis is performed locally, text content is never uploaded to servers
Counting Standards
Word Count Rules
- Chinese: Each Chinese character counts as 1 word (includes both Simplified and Traditional Chinese)
- English: Each consecutive sequence of letters counts as 1 word (separated by spaces or punctuation)
- Other Languages: Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Russian, etc. are not counted in \"word count\", only in \"character count\"
Chinese Character Recognition
- Includes both Simplified and Traditional Chinese, unified as \"Chinese Characters\"
- Supports CJK Unified Ideographs Basic Block (U+4E00-U+9FFF) and Extension blocks (CJK Extension A-E)
- Ensures that rare characters in ancient texts and names are correctly counted
Other Characters
- Other language characters (Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Russian, etc.)
- Emoji, special mathematical symbols, etc.
- Categorized as \"Other Characters\"
- Counted in \"character count\" but not in \"word count\"
Punctuation
- Supports full-width punctuation (e.g., 。, ! ?)
- Supports half-width punctuation (e.g., . , ! ?)
- Includes various special symbols (book title marks, dashes, interpuncts, etc.)
Use Cases
- SEO Optimization: Use keyword density to adjust article structure
- Translation Proofreading: Compare Chinese-English word count ratios
- Content Creation: Meet character limits for social media (e.g., Twitter/Weibo)
- Academic Writing: Count thesis word count and character count
- Copy Editing: Check if copy meets word count requirements