Applies To
Word for Microsoft 365 Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac Word for the web
  • On the Review tab, select  Review word count button Word count. The character count is listed in the Word Count dialog.

To add the character count to the status bar, right-click the status bar at the bottom of the document and select Character Count (with spaces).

Character count in statusbar screen

Tip: To see the character count of specific text, select the text and check the status bar.

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