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Words & Characters, Live
Paste or type your text and get an instant word count, character count, sentence and paragraph count, reading time and top keywords. Everything runs in your browser, so your text never leaves your device.
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Count Your Words
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Words
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Characters
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No spaces
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Sentences
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Paragraphs
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Reading time
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Speaking time
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Avg word length
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Longest word
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Character limits
Top keywords & density
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How to Use the Word Counter
Read the numbers
See words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, reading time and speaking time at a glance.
Check your limits
The progress bars show how close you are to common limits such as a 280-character post, a 160-character meta description or a 60-character title tag.
🎓 Writing Tips for Hitting Your Target Length
- Write first, trim later. Draft freely, then use the counter to cut filler words until you reach your limit.
- Watch keyword density. If one word dominates the keyword table, you may be repeating yourself. Vary your vocabulary so the text reads naturally.
- Use reading time for audiences. Blog readers tend to commit to a few minutes at most. Aim your intro and headline at the first 30 seconds.
- Count characters for snippets. Search engines truncate long titles and descriptions, so keep them short enough to display in full.
- Clean up pasted text. Use “Remove extra spaces” to strip double spaces and blank lines that pad your count.
Features of This Word Counter
Everything you need to measure text, with nothing to install.
Instant counts
Words, characters, sentences and paragraphs update on every keystroke, even for long documents.
Private by design
Your text is processed locally in your browser. We never upload or store it on a server.
Platform limits
Built-in meters for X posts, meta descriptions, title tags, Instagram captions and SMS.
Keyword density
See your ten most-used words and their share of the text, with common stop words filtered out.
Case tools
Convert to upper case, lower case or title case, and collapse extra whitespace in one click.
Mobile friendly
Large tap targets and a layout that adapts from phone to desktop.
How Does a Word Counter Work?
A word counter splits your text into words wherever there is whitespace or punctuation that separates them, then tallies the total. This tool treats contractions such as don’t and hyphenated terms such as well-known as single words, which matches how most word processors count.
Character counts include every letter, number, space and symbol. The “no spaces” figure removes all whitespace, which is useful for platforms that count only visible characters. Sentences are detected by ending punctuation, and paragraphs by blank lines between blocks of text.
Reading time is estimated at about 238 words per minute, a commonly cited average for adult silent reading of non-fiction, and speaking time at about 130 words per minute, a comfortable pace for presentations. Treat both as estimates because real speeds vary from person to person.
Frequently Asked Questions
Paste or type your text into the box above. The word count, character count, sentence count and paragraph count update instantly as you type. No button is needed.
Yes. The counting happens entirely in your browser. Your text is not sent to a server. It is saved only in your own browser’s local storage so it is still there if you refresh the page, and you can remove it with the Clear button.
Reading time divides your word count by roughly 238 words per minute, a commonly cited average adult silent reading speed. Speaking time uses about 130 words per minute. These are estimates and individual speeds vary.
Search engines show about 150 to 160 characters of a meta description on most results, and may cut off longer ones. Keeping descriptions near 155 characters gives you the best chance of showing the full text.
The Characters figure includes spaces, punctuation and line breaks. The “No spaces” figure leaves out all whitespace so you can compare against platforms that count differently.
Yes. The layout adapts to small screens and the buttons are sized for touch, so you can paste and count text on any phone or tablet.
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