For statements of purpose, letters of explanation and study/work essays.
Tip: many application fields have strict limits (for example, some IRCC boxes allow around 1,000 characters). Check the character count against your form's limit.
Statements of purpose and letters of explanation almost always come with a limit, sometimes in words, sometimes in characters. Paste your draft here to keep an eye on both as you write, so nothing gets cut off when you submit.
Yes. You see the word count and the character count at the same time, which matters for capped text boxes.
No. The counting happens in your browser and your draft is not stored or uploaded.
Your files stay on your device. Nothing is uploaded.