function numInstring(str){     str=str.replace(/ /ig,"");     var strArr=str.split("");     var result=[],beforeLength,afterLength,reg;     for(var i=0;i<strArr.length;i++){         if(str.indexOf(strArr[i])!=-1){             beforeLength=str.length;             reg=new RegExp(strArr[i],"ig");             str=str.replace(reg,"");             afterLength=str.length;             result.push(strArr[i]+":"+(beforeLength-afterLength));         }     }     return result; } var result=numInstring("This section of the site is dedicated to the JavaScript language itself, the parts that are not specific to Web pages or other host"); console.log(result); /*result: ["T:17", "h:7", "i:9", "s:10", "e:14", "c:5", "o:8", "n:3", "f:3", "d:3", "a:9", "J:1", "v:1", "r:5", "p:4", "l:2", "g:3", "u:1", ",:1", "W:1", "b:1"] */