Word Counter
Paste your text and see the word count update as you type. Alongside words and characters you get sentences, paragraphs, lines, and an estimate of how long the text takes to read aloud or silently — useful for essays with a word limit, meta descriptions, and talks with a time slot.
- Words
- 0
- Characters
- 0
- Sentences
- 0
- Paragraphs
- 0
Nothing is uploaded — this tool runs inside your browser, so your files never leave your device.
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Why use this tool
- Counts words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs and lines
- Estimates reading time at 238 wpm and speaking time at 130 wpm
- Updates live as you type — no button to press
- Runs entirely in your browser, so your text is never uploaded
How it works
- 1Paste or type your text into the box above.
- 2The counts update immediately, with no upload and no waiting.
- 3Keep editing until you hit the word count you need.
Word Counter — frequently asked questions
Any run of characters separated by whitespace counts as one word, which is the same rule Microsoft Word and Google Docs use. Hyphenated words like 'well-known' count as one.
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