# Where is the character count in FoldingText?

**URL:** <https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/t/where-is-the-character-count-in-foldingtext/682>\
**Category:** FoldingText\
**Tags:** help, extension, plugin\
**Created:** [November 4, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/t/where-is-the-character-count-in-foldingtext/682 "2015-11-04T20:11:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![birnle](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@birnle](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/u/birnle)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/t/where-is-the-character-count-in-foldingtext/682/1 "2015-11-04T20:11:30Z")

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I’m pretty sure that there is a character count function in FoldingText, but it must be hidden, I cannot find it. Please help me if you’ve found it.

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**Author:** ![jessegrosjean](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@jessegrosjean](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/u/jessegrosjean)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 10:22pm UTC](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/t/where-is-the-character-count-in-foldingtext/682/2 "2015-11-04T22:22:37Z")

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It’s in the View menu. When the menu item “Word Count” is selected then word count should display in the lower right corner of your document.

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**Author:** ![birnle](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@birnle](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/u/birnle)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/t/where-is-the-character-count-in-foldingtext/682/3 "2015-11-05T02:00:39Z")

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Yes, the WORD count, but where is the CHARACTER count? I’m a freelance writer and write for journals. They want articles with a specific text length counted by characters. Thank you in advance. By the way, FoldingText is absolutely great! 😃

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**Author:** ![Graeme](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@Graeme](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/u/Graeme)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 10:28am UTC](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/t/where-is-the-character-count-in-foldingtext/682/4 "2017-05-09T10:28:15Z")

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Plus one!

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**Author:** ![jessegrosjean](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@jessegrosjean](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/u/jessegrosjean)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/t/where-is-the-character-count-in-foldingtext/682/5 "2017-05-09T20:06:33Z")

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@birnle @Graeme Bit late. Not sure if @mutahhir will decide to build this in or not. But I’ve just posted a quick character count plugin here:

[https://github.com/FoldingText/plugins](https://github.com/FoldingText/plugins)

Here’s how to install.

[http://support.hogbaysoftware.com/t/how-to-install-a-plugin/74](http://support.hogbaysoftware.com/t/how-to-install-a-plugin/74)

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**Author:** ![Graeme](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@Graeme](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/u/Graeme)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://support.doubledogsoftware.com/t/where-is-the-character-count-in-foldingtext/682/6 "2017-05-10T19:01:43Z")

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Thanks Jesse. Plugin works a treat!