1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/misc.c b/misc.c
index 2c734bd..151e26f 100644
--- a/misc.c
+++ b/misc.c
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+// Returns the number of characters in a string using UTF8 encoding.
+size_t length_utf8(char *string) {
+	size_t size = 0;
+	char *ptr = string;
+	while(*ptr != '\0') {
+		if ((*ptr & 0xC0) != 0x80) {
+			size++;
+		}
+		ptr++;
+	}
+	return size;
+}
+
+
 
 // Adds task to database. If necessary, expands database capacity.
 // Returns success.