Free Line Counter
A line is any sequence of characters terminated by a newline (or the end of the text). The counter below reports both total lines (including empty ones) and non-empty lines. Useful for code, lists, lyrics, and tabular data.
How the Line Counter Works
The counter splits your text on newline characters (\n on Unix/Mac, \r\n on Windows) and reports the count. A non-empty line count is also shown — lines that contain only whitespace are excluded.
Tips & Best Practices
1Use for code line counts
Paste source code to count lines (LOC). Combine with the word counter for token estimates.
2Lyric writing tools
Songwriters use line counts to verify verse and chorus structure.
3List checking
When importing data from a CSV or list, line counts help verify the number of records.
4Empty lines vs non-empty
If your assignment requires line counts that exclude blanks, use the 'non-empty lines' figure rather than total lines.
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