Word & character counter
Count words, characters, and reading time.
Words
0
Characters
0
Without spaces
0
Sentences
0
Paragraphs
0
Lines
0
Read time
0 sec
Everything runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
How it works
Drop the text
Paste or type any text — an essay, a tweet, a paragraph you're trimming to fit a limit.
Read the counts
Counts update on every keystroke. Characters with and without spaces, words, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time.
Iterate
Trim, edit, paste back. The counter never leaves the page — your draft stays on your device.
Questions
What does this tool do?
The Word & Character Counter tallies your text the moment you type or paste it: words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, and an estimated reading time. Counts update on every keystroke, so you can trim a tweet to fit a limit, hit an essay's word target, or check whether a meta description is short enough, all without leaving the page. A word is counted as a run of letters, digits, or apostrophes, and reading time assumes a typical 200 words-per-minute pace.
Does my text leave my device?
No. Your text is analysed inside the browser. Nothing is sent to a server.
What counts as a word?
A word is a run of letters, digits, or apostrophes separated by whitespace or punctuation. Numbers count as words. Empty strings count as zero.
How are sentences and paragraphs detected?
A sentence ends at `.`, `!`, or `?`. A paragraph is separated by one or more blank lines.
How is reading time estimated?
Reading time assumes 200 words per minute — the rough average for adult readers of English prose. Dense technical text or non-English text may differ.
Does it work offline?
Yes. The page works offline after the first load.