How to use it
- Paste or type the text into Text. The table updates as you type.
- Read Letters and Different letters for the totals, and Most common letter for the top letter.
- Choose Order of the table: most common first, or alphabetical.
- Read Share for the part of all the letters each one takes.
How letters are counted
A letter is a character of any alphabet. Upper and lower case count together, so T and t are one letter. Digits, spaces, punctuation and symbols are left out.
- A letter with an accent is its own letter: é is not counted as e.
- On the Turkish page the Turkish rules apply: the capital I is counted as ı and the capital İ as i. On the English page a capital İ is counted as i with a dot above, which is a separate row.
The share
The share of a letter is its count divided by the total number of letters, multiplied by 100. The total row shows 100%. The shares are rounded to one decimal place, so the rounded values may not add up to exactly 100.
share (%) = count of the letter ÷ total letters × 100What the table does not do
- It counts only the text you enter. It does not compare the letters with the letter frequencies of a language.
- It does not weigh letters. Each letter counts once for each time it appears in the text.
Worked example: Mississippi
Mississippi has 11 letters. The i and the s appear four times each, p twice and m once. The share of i is 4 ÷ 11 × 100, which is 36.4%. The two most common letters tie, so the most common letter is shown as i, s.
| Letter | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| i | 4 | 36.4% |
| s | 4 | 36.4% |
| p | 2 | 18.2% |
| m | 1 | 9.1% |
| Total | 11 | 100% |
Frequently asked questions
Are upper and lower case counted together?
Yes. The tool folds the case first, so T and t count as one letter. On the Turkish page the Turkish capital rules apply, so I becomes ı and İ becomes i.
Are accented letters counted with the plain letter?
No. An accented letter such as é is counted on its own, so a text with both e and é shows two rows.
Why does a capital İ on the English page show as a separate row?
The English lower case of İ is i followed by a dot above, which Unicode gives as the default mapping. The tool counts it as that combination, so it appears on its own row next to i.
Are digits and punctuation counted?
No. Only letters are counted. The total is the number of letters, so the digits and the marks in a sentence are not in it.
Does my text leave my device?
No. The count is made in your browser, and the text is not stored or sent to our server.
Sources
- Unicode UAX #44: the Unicode Character Database, general categories of letters
- Unicode SpecialCasing.txt: the case rules for I, İ and i in Turkish and the default mapping
Figures and text last checked on Thursday, November 12, 2026.