Movable Type Docs > Appendices > Appendix: Template Tag Modifiers

count_characters

Type: modifier

Returns a number corresponding to the number of words and spaces in the string the tag would normally output.

Example

If Blog Name is "My Awesome Blog" then this tag would output the number "15"

<$mt:BlogName count_characters="1"$>
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