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How to count words and characters in Figma text layers using CopyDoc

This tutorial shows how to use the CopyDoc Figma plugin to count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs in Figma text layers. It demonstrates installing the plugin from Figma Community, opening it in a design, and selecting one or more text layers to see the counts update automatically.

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What this video covers

This tutorial shows how to use the CopyDoc Figma plugin to count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs in Figma text layers. It demonstrates installing the plugin from Figma Community, opening it in a design, and selecting one or more text layers to see the counts update automatically.

Things you'll need

  • Figma
  • The CopyDoc plugin installed

Steps

  1. Search for CopyDoc in Figma Community under the Plugins tab and click Install.
  2. Return to your Figma design, right-click, then go to Plugins and open CopyDoc.
  3. With the plugin open, click a Figma text layer to view its character, word, sentence, and paragraph counts.
  4. Select a larger text block to see counts for that layer update automatically.
  5. Select multiple text layers at once, either on the canvas or in the left-hand Layers panel, to count them together.

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