diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 970963cc8..a8903427d 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -6494,7 +6494,12 @@ const swipe_right = () => {
 }
 
 export function updateCharacterCount(characterSelector) {
-    const visibleCharacters = $(characterSelector).filter(":visible");
+    const visibleCharacters = $(characterSelector)
+        .not(".hiddenBySearch")
+        .not(".hiddenByTag")
+        .not(".hiddenByGroup")
+        .not(".hiddenByGroupMember")
+        .not(".hiddenByFav");
     const visibleCharacterCount = visibleCharacters.length;
     const totalCharacterCount = $(characterSelector).length;