var str = "Rome was not built in a day";
arr = str.replace(/\s/g);//去掉所有的空格
var sum = 0;
for(var i of str){
sum++;
}
document.write(sum);
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html >
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<script>
</script>
</body>
</html>