Add Line Numbers
Prefix each line of your text with a sequential number.
The add line numbers
Paste your text and every line gets a number in front of it, starting at 1 or at any number you set. Pick the number style, 1. or 1) or 1: or a tab, and the numbers are right-aligned to the same width, so a list that runs past 9 or 99 stays straight. Empty lines are numbered too, so each number matches the line's real position.
About adding line numbers
The WordBench line numbering tool prefixes every line of your text with a sequential number, so a plain list or block becomes an ordered, referenceable one. Paste your text, choose where the numbering starts, and copy the numbered result.
Numbered lines make text easier to talk about. When you can say line 12 rather than the one near the middle, reviews, instructions, and support conversations get faster and clearer. Numbering also turns a bare list into a ranked or step-by-step one without retyping anything.
The numbers are right-aligned to a consistent width, so a list that runs past nine or ninety-nine stays neatly aligned rather than jagged. You can start the count at any number, which is handy when you are numbering a section that continues from an earlier block. Everything runs in your browser.
Who uses it
Worked example
Paste the four names acme, globex, initech, and umbrella on separate lines.
Starting at 1, the tool returns 1. acme, 2. globex, 3. initech, and 4. umbrella, each on its own line. Change the start value to 10 and the same list is numbered 10 through 13, with the numbers aligned to the same width.
Frequently asked questions
Can I choose which number to start from? Yes. Set any starting value and the count begins there, which is useful when a section continues the numbering from an earlier block of text.
Can I choose which number to start from?
Yes. Set any starting value and the count begins there, which is useful when a section continues the numbering from an earlier block of text.
How are the numbers aligned?
Numbers are right-aligned and padded to the width of the largest number in the list, so a list that reaches double or triple digits stays neatly lined up rather than ragged.
Does it number blank lines too?
Yes. Every line gets a number, including empty ones, so the count matches the actual line positions. Remove blank lines first with the empty line remover if you only want content lines numbered.
Is my text stored anywhere?
Nothing is uploaded: the numbering runs entirely in your browser. Your text is kept in this browser's local storage so it survives a refresh, and Clear removes it.
Exactly what this tool counts, and why the result can differ from your word processor, is written out on the methodology page. Platform character limits, with the unit each one counts in and the date it was checked, are on the character limits pages.