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countwords

Counts the number of words in a string.

Syntax

countwords INPUT

The template function works similar to the .WordCount page variable.

{{ "Hugo is a static site generator." | countwords }}
<!-- outputs a content length of 6 words.  -->

See Also

  • countrunes
  • strings.RuneCount
  • Foundation styles (FS)
  • Content text (CT)
  • Buttons and links (BL)
  • Form elements (FE)
  • Icons (IC)
  • Miscellaneous (MS)
“countwords” was last updated: January 29, 2019: A little bit of naming reorganisation (8fb631a0)
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