# Character Count

A Google Chrome extension for viewing the number of characters in text selections. When activated, the count appears in the top-right corner of the browser window.

- 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. The ESC key can also be used to deactivate.


## Install

Install from the Chrome Web Store: [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/character-count/bpjdkinahbalcimnlaijodhiigpfkmjf](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/character-count/bpjdkinahbalcimnlaijodhiigpfkmjf)

Note: Tabs must be reloaded after installing Character Count.


## Development

The `src` directory contains all files needed by the extension, except the dependencies:

    $ cd src
    $ bower install

After installing the dependencies, [load the unpacked extension](https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/getstarted#unpacked) from the `src` directory.


## Related

# Character Count

A Google Chrome extension for viewing the number of characters in text selections. When activated, the count appears in the top-right corner of the browser window.

- 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. The ESC key can also be used to deactivate.


## Install

Install from the Chrome Web Store: [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/character-count/bpjdkinahbalcimnlaijodhiigpfkmjf](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/character-count/bpjdkinahbalcimnlaijodhiigpfkmjf)

Note: Tabs must be reloaded after installing Character Count.


## Development

The `src` directory contains all files needed by the extension, except the dependencies:

    $ cd src
    $ bower install

After installing the dependencies, [load the unpacked extension](https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/getstarted#unpacked) from the `src` directory.


## Related

- [Word Count](https://github.com/jbrudvik/word-count)

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