Manuscript Paper Sheet Counter

Divide the character count by 400 and round any remainder up to a full sheet. For example, 800 characters is exactly 2 sheets, while 801 characters is 3 sheets. Manuscript paper assignments are often given as "within X sheets" or "about X sheets," so rounding up is the safe way to check.

On manuscript paper, punctuation marks and quotation brackets each occupy one square by convention. This tool counts them as characters too. However, if the recipient's guidelines specify a particular counting method, follow that instead.

School book reports are often assigned as "within X sheets of 400-square manuscript paper." Paste your text and you can immediately see how many sheets your current length corresponds to, so you can keep an eye on the target as you write.

On standard 400-character manuscript paper (genkoyoshi), you divide the character count by 400 and round any remainder up to a full sheet. For example, 801 characters is 3 sheets. Punctuation marks and brackets each occupy one square by convention, and this tool counts them the same way.

You can switch this. By default the sheet count is based on the character count with line breaks removed, but you can choose whether to include or exclude spaces and line breaks. Adjust the counting method to match your submission guidelines.

No. Counting characters and calculating the number of sheets happen entirely within your browser. The text you enter is never sent to or stored on a server.