diff --git a/KNR C/ex1_8.c b/KNR C/ex1_8.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa2a727
--- /dev/null
+++ b/KNR C/ex1_8.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(){
+
+	int a = getchar();
+	int counter = 0;
+
+	while (a != EOF){
+		if (a == '\n' || a == '\t' || a == ' ')
+			++counter;
+
+		a = getchar();
+	}
+
+printf("%d", counter);
+
+return 0;
+
+}