Letter Counter
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Letter Counter — Count Only Letters in Any Text
This letter counter counts only alphabetic letters (A–Z, a–z) — excluding spaces, numbers, and punctuation. That's different from a regular character count, which includes everything.
Need the full character count instead? The character counter shows totals with and without spaces, including punctuation and numbers.
Why letter count matters
- Word games — Scrabble, Wordle-style puzzles, and crosswords often care about pure letter counts, not punctuation.
- Typography & design — knowing letter density (excluding spaces) helps estimate line length and text block sizing more precisely than a raw character count.
- Linguistics & text analysis — letter frequency analysis is a classic tool in cryptography and language studies.
- Handwriting & typing practice — tracking pure letter count helps estimate typing effort separate from punctuation and spacing.
Letters vs. characters — what's the difference?
"Characters" includes every symbol: letters, digits, punctuation, and spaces. "Letters" counts only A–Z and a–z, ignoring everything else. For example, "Hello, World! 123" has 17 characters but only 10 letters.
All counting runs entirely in your browser. Your text is never sent to any server. See also: character counter · FAQ.
Frequently Asked Questions
Only the 26 letters of the English alphabet, A–Z (both uppercase and lowercase). Numbers, punctuation, spaces, and accented or non-Latin characters are not included in the letter count.
A character count includes every symbol — letters, digits, punctuation, and spaces. A letter count includes only alphabetic letters, so it will always be equal to or lower than the character count.
No — the letter counter matches the standard A–Z range only. Accented and non-Latin letters aren't included in the count, which is a limitation shared by most simple letter counters.
Word games like Scrabble or crossword construction, typing speed practice, and basic letter-frequency analysis all care about raw letter counts rather than total characters.