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PDF character counter
See how many characters your PDF contains, including counts with and without spaces. Processing stays on your device — useful for limits on abstracts, meta descriptions, and form fields.
How to use
- Choose a PDF from your device.
- Wait for local text extraction across all pages.
- Review character totals with spaces and without spaces.
What the tool does
Extracts text from selectable PDF content and reports character counts with and without whitespace.
What the tool does not do
Does not OCR scans, edit PDFs, or process encrypted files without a password removed first.
Tips
- Use the without-spaces count when a platform excludes whitespace from limits.
- Scanned PDFs may show zero characters until converted to searchable text.
- Try the PDF word counter if you need word totals instead of characters.
FAQ
- How do I count characters in a PDF?
- Select your PDF above. The tool extracts text in your browser and shows character counts with and without spaces.
- What's the difference between with and without spaces?
- With spaces counts every character including spaces and line breaks. Without spaces ignores all whitespace.
- Does it work on scanned documents?
- Only if the PDF has selectable/searchable text. Pure image scans need OCR elsewhere first.
- Is this PDF character counter free?
- Yes — completely free, no account required.
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