Moodle's Atto editor includes a WordCount feature that gives you the number of characters and words that have been entered into the editor.
This is launched by clicking the "#" icon in the editor's toolbar, as shown here:

This feature lets the author (e.g. a student) check how many words and letters are currently in their text.
This can be helpful when they need to type a certain number of words for an essay.
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