Word & Character Counter
Count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs as you type — with estimated reading time.
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About this tool
Whether you're trimming an essay to a word limit, fitting a bio into a character cap, or checking if a blog post is long enough to rank, you need an accurate count — instantly. This word counter updates live as you type or paste, showing words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs and an estimated reading time based on an average pace of 200 words per minute.
Everything runs directly in your browser. Your text is never sent to a server, never stored, and never seen by anyone — which makes this counter safe to use even for confidential documents, unpublished manuscripts and private notes. Once the page has loaded, it works without an internet connection.
Writers use it to hit magazine and competition word limits. Students use it for essays and dissertations with strict counts. Marketers use it to keep meta descriptions under 155 characters and tweets under 280. Translators use it to quote per-word pricing. Whatever you write, the count you see is the count you can trust.
How to use the Word & Character Counter
- 1Type or paste your text into the box above.
- 2Watch the counts update instantly — words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and reading time.
- 3Use the character count (with spaces) for limits like tweets and meta descriptions.
- 4Click Copy to copy your text, or Clear to start over.
Frequently asked questions
How does this tool count words?
Any sequence of characters separated by spaces or line breaks counts as one word. Numbers, abbreviations and words joined by hyphens (like “state-of-the-art”) each count as a single word, which matches how word processors such as Microsoft Word and Google Docs count.
Is my text uploaded or stored anywhere?
No. The counting happens entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Your text never leaves your device, is never sent to a server, and disappears when you close or refresh the page.
What's the difference between characters with and without spaces?
Characters with spaces counts every keystroke including spaces and line breaks — this is what platforms like Twitter/X use for their limits. Characters without spaces counts only visible characters, which some academic and translation contexts use.
How is reading time calculated?
Reading time is estimated at 200 words per minute, the widely used average for adult silent reading. A 1,000-word article shows as roughly a 5-minute read.
Is there a limit on how much text I can paste?
There's no hard limit. Because everything runs locally in your browser, even very long documents — a full novel manuscript, for example — count instantly.
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