Letter positions
Find the exact positions of each letter in a text.
Paste text to get each letter, its number of occurrences, and every position where it appears. You can count in the raw text or among letters only, ignore accents, adjust the first position, and choose the separator.
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Quick explanation
Type or paste text, then choose how positions should be counted. The tool lists every detected letter with its exact positions and lets you copy one letter or the complete result.
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Additional information
How to read letter positions
Paste your text into the source area. The tool scans the content, groups identical letters, counts their occurrences, and lists the positions where they appear.
Raw text
Spaces, punctuation marks, and non-letter characters are included in the numbering. This is useful when you need the exact location of a letter in the original sentence.
Letters only
Only letters are used to calculate positions. This is often better for encoded messages, acrostics, and simple cryptography exercises.
Accents
When Ignore accents is enabled, é, è, ê, and e are grouped together. If you turn it off, accented letters remain distinct when they appear in the text.
What are first position and offset for?
First position defines the number assigned to the first counted character. The value 1 is the usual human-readable count. Offset then adds or removes a value from every displayed position.
| Setting | Effect |
|---|---|
| First position: 1 | The first counted character is numbered 1. |
| First position: 0 | The first counted character is numbered 0, as in some programming contexts. |
| Offset: 3 | Every displayed position is increased by 3. |
Which separator should you use?
Comma and dash create compact lists, such as 2,8,14 or 2-8-14. Custom mode lets you use your own separator. If the custom field is empty, the tool simply uses a space.
Example: in “The letter”, counting letters only, the letter T can appear in several positions depending on the analyzed text. You can copy only that letter block or export the full table.
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