Word Counter
Free online word counter. Count words, characters, sentences and reading time instantly as you type. No sign-up, runs in your browser.
How to Use
- 1 Type or paste your text into the input area
- 2 Word count, character count, sentence count and reading time update instantly
- 3 Click Copy Stats to copy a summary of all counts to your clipboard
- 4 Click Clear to reset the text and all statistics
Use Cases
Quickly verify your writing meets a word count requirement for essays, blog posts, or assignments.
See how long your article or document will take to read, helping you plan content length for your audience.
Count characters to stay within limits for Twitter, LinkedIn posts, or ad copy before publishing.
Paste drafts to get an instant breakdown of length metrics while reviewing and editing your text.
FAQ
Words are counted by splitting the text on whitespace and filtering out empty strings. Any sequence of non-whitespace characters counts as one word.
Reading time is estimated at 200 words per minute, a commonly used average for silent reading. Results under one minute are shown as '< 1 min'.
No. All counting happens entirely in your browser. Your text is never uploaded or stored anywhere.
Sentences are split on periods, exclamation marks, and question marks. Consecutive punctuation counts as a single sentence boundary.
Characters includes every character in your text including spaces and line breaks. No Spaces counts only non-whitespace characters.
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