Line Counter

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Count total lines, blank lines, and non-empty lines in seconds. All calculations run locally in your browser.

Total Lines 0
Non-empty Lines 0
Blank Lines 0
Longest Line 0
Average Length 0

How line counts work

Total lines: Split on line breaks, including empty lines between text blocks.
Blank lines: Lines that contain only whitespace characters.
Average length: Computed using non-empty lines to avoid skewing by blanks.
Longest line: The maximum number of characters found on a single line.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the line counter determine total lines?

The tool splits your input by newline characters (supporting both Windows CRLF and Unix/Linux LF line endings). Every delimited line is counted, including any blank lines.

What is the difference between total lines and non-empty lines?

Total lines counts every line in the document. Non-empty lines ignores lines that contain only spaces, tabs, or no characters at all, giving you the count of active text lines.

Can I count lines in programming code files?

Yes, you can paste source code from Python, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, C++, or any other programming language to quickly inspect total lines, blank lines, and line length metrics.

Is there a limit on file or text size?

No. Since the counting algorithm runs directly inside your web browser using client-side JavaScript, documents with hundreds of thousands of lines can be analyzed in a fraction of a second.

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