Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, and more in real time.
Count words, characters and reading time
Paste or type your text and the counter updates instantly with the number of words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences and paragraphs, plus an estimated reading time. It's perfect for staying inside an essay limit, a 160-character SMS, a meta description, or a social post's cap — you can see exactly where you stand as you edit.
Why word and character counts matter
Many platforms enforce hard limits: tweets, ad headlines, SEO titles and meta descriptions, university assignments and job-application fields all count your characters or words. Writing to the right length keeps your message complete and avoids awkward truncation. Everything is counted in your browser as you type, so your text is never sent anywhere.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does the word counter measure?
It counts words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs, lines, and estimates reading time in real time as you type.
How is reading time calculated?
Reading time assumes an average pace of about 200 words per minute.
Does it work for any language?
Word and character counts work for most languages. Sentence detection works best with standard punctuation.
Is the word counter free?
Yes, completely free and it runs entirely in your browser — your text is never uploaded.