diff --git a/kotlin-utils/src/main/kotlin/xyz/lbres/kotlinutils/string/ext/StringExt.kt b/kotlin-utils/src/main/kotlin/xyz/lbres/kotlinutils/string/ext/StringExt.kt
index 19d7912c..e2076639 100644
--- a/kotlin-utils/src/main/kotlin/xyz/lbres/kotlinutils/string/ext/StringExt.kt
+++ b/kotlin-utils/src/main/kotlin/xyz/lbres/kotlinutils/string/ext/StringExt.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ package xyz.lbres.kotlinutils.string.ext
  */
 fun String.substringTo(index: Int): String = substring(0, index)
 
+/**
+ * Get number of characters matching a specific value
+ *
+ * @param element [Char]: value to match
+ * @return [Int]: number of characters with the given value
+ */
+fun String.countElement(element: Char) = this.count { it == element }
+
 /**
  * Determine if string can be parsed as Int
  *
diff --git a/kotlin-utils/src/test/kotlin/xyz/lbres/kotlinutils/string/ext/StringExtTest.kt b/kotlin-utils/src/test/kotlin/xyz/lbres/kotlinutils/string/ext/StringExtTest.kt
index d54ac481..68c2be85 100644
--- a/kotlin-utils/src/test/kotlin/xyz/lbres/kotlinutils/string/ext/StringExtTest.kt
+++ b/kotlin-utils/src/test/kotlin/xyz/lbres/kotlinutils/string/ext/StringExtTest.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,27 @@ class StringExtTest {
         assertEquals(expected, string.substringTo(int))
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testCountElement() {
+        var string = ""
+        assertEquals(0, string.countElement('-'))
+        assertEquals(0, string.countElement('a'))
+
+        string = "hello world"
+        assertEquals(0, string.countElement('a'))
+        assertEquals(1, string.countElement('e'))
+        assertEquals(3, string.countElement('l'))
+
+        string = "%#\\%   \n \\.$?'' \" 919"
+        assertEquals(6, string.countElement(' '))
+        assertEquals(2, string.countElement('\\'))
+        assertEquals(2, string.countElement('\''))
+        assertEquals(1, string.countElement('"'))
+        assertEquals(2, string.countElement('9'))
+        assertEquals(1, string.countElement('$'))
+        assertEquals(1, string.countElement('\n'))
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun testIsInt() {
         // int