Word Counter
A Word Counter counts the words and characters in your text instantly as you type or paste. Writers, students, bloggers, and professionals use it to meet essay limits, shorten social media posts, check article length, prepare speeches, and keep product descriptions within a set size. Instead of counting by hand or guessing, you get clear, live numbers every time you change a single letter.
This tool also shows extra details that a simple count cannot tell you, including characters without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, unique words, and your longest word. It estimates reading time and speaking time too, which helps when you are preparing a presentation, video script, or assignment. Everything runs locally in your browser, so your text is never uploaded, stored, or read by anyone else.
How to use
- Type directly into the box, or paste text copied from a document, email, or web page.
- Watch the numbers update live as you write and edit.
- Check the word count first if you are working toward a limit or target length.
- Use the character counts when a form, post, or assignment has a strict character rule.
- Look at reading and speaking time to judge how long your text will take an audience.
- Edit your text until the counts fit your goal, then copy it wherever you need it.
- Press the clear button to remove everything and start fresh with new text.
Frequently asked questions
How are words counted?
Words are separated by spaces, tabs, and line breaks. A group of characters with no space inside it counts as one word, which matches how most editors and teachers count. Extra spaces do not create extra words, and empty lines do not affect the total, so pasted text gives a clean and reliable result.
How is reading time calculated?
Reading time is estimated at two hundred words per minute, an average speed for an adult reading silently. Speaking time uses one hundred and thirty words per minute, a comfortable pace for clear speech. Your own speed may differ, so treat both numbers as helpful guides rather than exact predictions for every reader.
What counts as a sentence or paragraph?
A sentence is counted when text ends with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark. A paragraph is a block of text separated by a blank line. Very informal writing with little punctuation may give a lower sentence count, but the word and character totals will still be accurate.
Is my text private?
Yes. Counting happens locally in your browser, and nothing you type is sent anywhere.
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