# numCodePoints
> Return the number of Unicode code points in a string.
## Usage
```javascript
var numCodePoints = require( '@stdlib/string/num-code-points' );
```
#### numCodePoints( str )
Returns the number of code points in a string.
```javascript
var out = numCodePoints( 'last man standing' );
// returns 17
out = numCodePoints( 'Hidden Treasures' );
// returns 16
out = numCodePoints( '👋👋👋' );
// returns 3
```
## Examples
```javascript
var numCodePoints = require( '@stdlib/string/num-code-points' );
console.log( numCodePoints( 'last man standing' ) );
// => 17
console.log( numCodePoints( '六书/六書' ) );
// => 5
console.log( numCodePoints( '🐶🐮🐷🐰🐸' ) );
// => 5
console.log( numCodePoints( 'Hello 👋 World' ) );
// => 13
```
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## CLI
### Usage
```text
Usage: num-code-points [options] []
Options:
-h, --help Print this message.
-V, --version Print the package version.
-l, --lines Analyze individual lines.
```
### Examples
```bash
$ num-code-points beep
4
```
To use as a [standard stream][standard-streams],
```bash
$ echo -n 'beep\nboop書' | num-code-points
10
```
```bash
$ echo -n 'beep\nboop書' | num-code-points -l
4
5
```
[standard-streams]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_streams