Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs instantly.
What is the Word Counter?
The Word Counter gives you an instant breakdown of any piece of writing: word count, total characters, characters without spaces, sentence count, paragraph count and an estimated reading time. It updates live as you type or paste, so there is no button to click and nothing to submit.
How to use it
- Paste or type your text into the box above.
- Watch the six stat cards update in real time.
- Reading time is calculated at an average of 200 words per minute, a common benchmark for adult silent reading.
This tool is handy for writers keeping an eye on essay or article length, students meeting a word-count requirement, and anyone drafting copy for a platform with a strict character limit, such as a meta description or a social media bio. Sentences are counted by looking for periods, question marks and exclamation points, and paragraphs are counted by blank lines, so the numbers are a close estimate rather than a strict grammatical parse. Since everything happens in your browser, your text is never sent to a server, which makes this safe to use for private drafts, contracts or any other sensitive writing.