Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, and reading time live.
Overview
Counts the words and characters in your text, along with sentences, paragraphs, and an estimated reading time. Useful for staying within limits on essays, posts, and meta descriptions, or just checking the length of a draft. It runs in your browser, so your text is never uploaded.
How it works
The tool reads your text and counts it as you type. Words are counted by separating on spaces and line breaks, characters are counted both with and without spaces, and sentence and paragraph counts come from punctuation and line breaks. The reading time is an estimate based on a typical reading speed. All of this updates live and stays on your device.
How to use it
- Paste or type your text into the box.
- Watch the counts update as you go.
- Read the word, character, sentence, and paragraph totals.
- Use the figures to trim or expand toward your target length.
Examples
Staying under a limit
Check a meta description against its character target before publishing.
Tracking a draft
Watch the word count climb as you write toward an essay length.
FAQ
Does it count characters with and without spaces?
How is reading time estimated?
Does it count live as I type?
Is my text sent anywhere?
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