# Add Line Numbers

> Paste text and click Run to prefix each line with its line number, for example “1.”, “2.”, “3.”. Use it for poems, scripts, lists and code where you need to refer to specific lines.

- URL: https://wordcounter.pk/add-line-numbers/
- Type: Interactive tool (runs in the browser; nothing is uploaded)
- Updated: 2026-10-15

## How to use the add line numbers

1. Paste your text with one item per line.
2. Click **Run**.
3. The numbered text appears below with the number of lines.
4. Copy it into your document.

## When numbered lines help

Legal and academic texts refer to line numbers; poems and plays are cited by line; code review comments refer to lines; subtitle and caption files are checked line by line. Numbering also makes it easy to confirm the number of items in a list, which you can double-check with the [Line Counter](https://wordcounter.pk/line-counter/).

The numbers are added as plain text followed by a full stop and space, so they will not update if you later edit the text. Sort or clean the list first, using [Sort Lines](https://wordcounter.pk/sort-lines/) or [Remove Duplicate Lines](https://wordcounter.pk/remove-duplicate-lines/).

## Numbering and structure

Blank lines are numbered too, so remove them first with [Remove Extra Spaces](https://wordcounter.pk/remove-extra-spaces/) if you only want numbered items. For long documents with headings and sections, consider the word-processor’s own numbered lists. To number poetry lines in Urdu, the [Urdu Line Counter](https://wordcounter.pk/urdu-line-counter/) gives the total count.

## Frequently asked questions

### Are blank lines numbered?

Yes. Remove them first if you do not want that.

### Can I choose a start number?

Not in this version; numbers start at 1.

### Will the numbers update automatically?

No. They are plain text.

## Related

- [Sort Lines](https://wordcounter.pk/sort-lines/index.md): Sort a list A–Z, Z–A, by length, reversed or shuffled.
- [Line Counter](https://wordcounter.pk/line-counter/index.md): Count lines in poems, lists, code and data, with word and character totals.
- [Remove Extra Spaces](https://wordcounter.pk/remove-extra-spaces/index.md): Collapse double spaces, trim lines and remove extra blank lines.
- [Case Converter](https://wordcounter.pk/case-converter/index.md): Convert text to upper, lower, title, sentence, camel, snake and kebab case.
- [Remove Line Breaks](https://wordcounter.pk/remove-line-breaks/index.md): Join hard-wrapped lines into one continuous paragraph.
- [Remove Duplicate Lines](https://wordcounter.pk/remove-duplicate-lines/index.md): Delete repeated lines from a list; keeps the first occurrence.
- [Reverse Text](https://wordcounter.pk/reverse-text/index.md): Reverse characters, words, each word or lines.
- [Find and Replace](https://wordcounter.pk/find-and-replace/index.md): Find and replace words or patterns, with regex and case options.

## Images

- ![Add Line Numbers: Prefix every line of text with a line number. (WordCounter.pk cover graphic)](https://wordcounter.pk/img/add-line-numbers/add-line-numbers-cover-1200.webp)
- ![How to use the add line numbers: Paste your text with one item per line.; Click Run .; The numbered text appears below with the…](https://wordcounter.pk/img/add-line-numbers/add-line-numbers-how-it-works-1200.webp)
- ![Quick facts: Add Line Numbers: Are blank lines numbered?; Can I choose a start number?; Will the numbers update automatically?](https://wordcounter.pk/img/add-line-numbers/add-line-numbers-reference-1200.webp)
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- ![Quick answer card: Are blank lines numbered? Yes. Remove them first if you do not want that.](https://wordcounter.pk/img/add-line-numbers/add-line-numbers-quick-answer-1200.webp)