Should I install any plugins or there is build-in way to see the text length? Length in the status line gives me the byte size, not char count.
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If you double click around 'Length' in status bar, this window will pop up:
I hope it is what you looking for.
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1Also, I was looking for a way to find the length of selected characters. The solution is in the same place. Just make a selection and look at "Sel:" in the summary box or at the bottom of the main window in the status bar Sep 10, 2018 at 11:43
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Thank you for this. What an atrocious user interface; there is literally no indication that one can do this.– VGRJul 28, 2021 at 13:38
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Not ideal at all, as it does not include line endings and requires additional action. As a developer, I am fine with bytes. As a writer, I'd like to have characters, because for non-English languages bytes are useless.– VladekkOct 10, 2022 at 18:48
I suggest the TextFX Characters plugin for Notepad++.
1). Install the plugin.
2). Highlight the text you want to count.
3). From the tool bar "TextFX -> TextFX Tools -> Word Count"
It gives the word count, character count, and other information.
I use Notepad++ v8.1.4 (32-bit)
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I don't know why this got a downvote. Thanks for sharing TextFX! Sep 30, 2021 at 13:22
No plugin is needed.
Just select the text and then look in the status bar below for the letter count.
1234567890
gives length:10, lines:1. EDIT: Ah, I see it's also counting white space and new lines in that count.