Line Counter
Paste your text and instantly see how many lines it contains, along with word and character counts.
What Is the Line Counter?
The Line Counter counts exactly how many lines are in a block of text, treating each line break as a new line. It's useful for checking the length of a list, counting rows before pasting into a spreadsheet, verifying the line count of a poem or song lyric draft, or getting a quick sense of how many entries are in a pasted block of code or log data.
Because line count is different from word or sentence count — a single line can contain many words, or a document can have many short lines — this tool gives writers, developers and list-builders the specific metric they actually need, updated live as text is typed or pasted in.
How To Use the Line Counter
Paste your text or list — Add any multi-line text into the box above.
Watch the live line count — The line count updates instantly, along with word, character and paragraph counts.
Copy when finished — Use the copy button to grab your text once you've confirmed the count.
Key Benefits
📏 Accurate Line Counting
Get an exact line count based on real line breaks in your text.
🧾 Great For Lists
Quickly verify how many items are in a pasted list before importing it elsewhere.
💻 Useful For Code & Logs
Check the line count of pasted code snippets, config files or log excerpts.
⚡ Instant & Free
No sign-up needed — paste your text and see the count immediately.
When Line Count Matters
Features
- Live line count with every keystroke
- Simultaneous word, character and paragraph counts
- Handles very large pasted documents
- One-click copy of your original text
- Clear button to reset instantly
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, blank lines between paragraphs are counted as lines, matching how most text editors count line breaks.
Yes, the Line Counter works with any plain text, including code, making it useful for quick line-count checks.
A paragraph is a group of lines separated by a blank line, so a single paragraph can contain multiple counted lines.
This free line counter online tool instantly counts rows in lists, code, poetry and documents.