Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs in your text — instantly, as you type.
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Word Counter — Free Real-Time Text Analysis
Our Word Counter gives you instant, real-time statistics about any text — word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time. It's completely free with no account required. Knowing your word count is essential for dozens of everyday writing tasks. Blog posts need to hit minimum word counts...
Our Word Counter gives you instant, real-time statistics about any text — word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time. It's completely free with no account required.
Knowing your word count is essential for dozens of everyday writing tasks. Blog posts need to hit minimum word counts for SEO. Academic essays have strict word limits. Social media captions must stay within character limits. Job applications cap at a certain length. Whether you're a student, blogger, copywriter, or developer, a reliable word counter is an essential tool.
What This Tool Measures
- Word count: Total number of words in your text
- Character count (with spaces): Total characters including spaces
- Character count (without spaces): Only non-space characters
- Sentence count: Number of sentences detected
- Paragraph count: Number of paragraphs
- Reading time: Estimated time to read at average reading speed (200 wpm)
Common Word Count Guidelines
- Tweet: 280 characters max
- Meta description: 150–160 characters
- Blog post (basic SEO): 300–500 words min
- In-depth blog post: 1,500–2,500 words
- Short essay: 500–800 words
- University dissertation chapter: 5,000–8,000 words
How to Count Words — Step by Step
- Paste your text: Copy your text from any source and paste it into the text box.
- View live stats: Word count and all other statistics update instantly as you type or paste.
- Check specific metrics: Review character count, sentence count, and reading time.
- Edit and recount: Edit your text directly in the tool — stats update in real time.
- Clear and restart: Click the clear button to start fresh with new text.
The word counter works entirely in your browser — no text is ever sent to a server. This means your private writing stays private, and the tool works instantly without any network delays.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
A word is any sequence of characters separated by spaces or punctuation. Numbers count as words. Hyphenated words are typically counted as one word.
Both — the tool shows character count with spaces and character count without spaces separately.
Yes. The character counter shows exactly how many characters your text contains, making it easy to stay within the 280-character Twitter/X limit.
No — you can paste text of any length. The tool handles everything from a single sentence to entire documents.
Yes, completely free. No account, no signup, no cost.
Yes — reading time is estimated based on the average reading speed of 200 words per minute.
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