Character Count

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Counts characters in selections.A browser extension for viewing the number of characters in text selections. Click extension button to activate, then the count appears in the top-right corner of the browser window.

NOTE: Tabs must be reloaded after installing for the extension to work.

• Select text (with mouse or keyboard) to see the number of characters

• Quickly view the number of characters on an entire page using keyboard shortcut (OS X: CMD-a, Windows: CTRL-a)

• Click the extension button to activate/deactivate

See also: Word Count: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/word-count/iemgpaejfjknfhcahkeijkmickjhnhik

New in 1.2.0: Activation/deactivation stays in sync across existing and new tabs/windows and after navigation/refresh. Thanks for the feedback!