Website Hit Counter
Generate a customizable visitor counter embed for your website. Customize colors and label, then copy the HTML code.
<!-- Kwebby Visit Counter --> <div style="display:inline-block;background:#fff7ed;border:1px solid #f9731633;padding:8px 16px;border-radius:6px;font-family:monospace;text-align:center;"> <div style="font-size:20px;font-weight:900;color:#f97316;letter-spacing:2px;">000123</div> <div style="font-size:10px;font-weight:bold;color:#f9731688;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;">Visitors</div> </div>
This is a static HTML counter for display only. For live tracking, use a service below.
Live Visitor Counter Services
Free Website Hit Counter — Generate a Visitor Counter for Any Page
Website hit counters display a running count of page visits directly on your webpage — a classic element of web design that still appears on personal websites, blogs, fan sites, and community forums. This free Website Hit Counter Generator creates a customizable counter embed you can add to any HTML page. Choose your counter style (numeric display, retro digital, badge), set the starting count, and copy the HTML snippet to paste into your page.
Hit counters serve both functional and decorative purposes. They give visitors a visible indicator of how popular a page is — a form of social proof that has persisted from early web culture. For developers, they are a quick way to add a live-updating element to static pages without building a full analytics integration.
For serious traffic analytics, use Google Analytics, Plausible, or Fathom — these tools provide detailed visitor metrics, traffic sources, conversion tracking, and bounce rates that a simple hit counter cannot. Hit counters are best for sites where a public-facing visit count is a desired design feature rather than an analytics requirement.
Hit Counter vs Web Analytics
Hit counters show a single number — total page loads. Visible to visitors. Simple to add. No dashboard, no data breakdown.
Web analytics (Google Analytics, etc.) track unique visitors, sessions, bounce rate, traffic sources, conversions, device types, and more. Not visible to visitors. Requires a script and configuration.
Use a hit counter when you want a public-facing visit count as a design or social proof element. Use analytics when you need data to make business decisions about your content and marketing.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a hit counter?
A widget showing total page loads — displayed visibly on the webpage as a visit count.
Does it affect SEO?
No direct effect. For real traffic analysis, use Google Analytics instead.
Hits vs visitors?
Hits = every page load including refreshes. Visitors = unique people. Hits always exceed visitor counts.
Is this free?
Yes. Completely free, no account needed.