Word Counter
Count words and characters
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How to count words and characters
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Type or paste your text into the input area above.
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The tool instantly analyzes your text and displays word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time.
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Use the stats as you write or edit. The counts update in real time as you modify the text. Everything runs in your browser — your text is never stored or transmitted.
Why use our word counter?
Meeting word limits matters — whether you are writing an essay, crafting a social media post, preparing a college application, or optimizing meta descriptions for SEO. Our word counter gives you an accurate, real-time breakdown so you can write with precision and confidence. It also shows reading time estimates, helping bloggers and content writers gauge how long their audience will spend on a piece.
The tool runs entirely in your browser and your text is never stored or transmitted. Need to clean up your text before counting? Use the duplicate line remover or the case converter to tidy things up first. When your content is ready, convert it to a polished document with the text to PDF tool.