Paste or type your text below — word count, character count, sentences, paragraphs and reading time update instantly.
This free online word counter and character counter gives you an instant word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time as you type or paste text. It's a handy tool for students checking an essay's word count against an assignment limit, writers tracking article length, and social media users making sure a post fits a platform's character limit (like X/Twitter's or a meta description's).
Just paste or type your text and the counts update live — no need to click a button, sign up, or upload a file. Everything is calculated locally in your browser, so your text is never sent anywhere.
Based on an average adult reading speed of about 200 words per minute.
No — everything is counted locally in your browser as you type. Nothing is ever sent to a server.
Yes — it's useful for meeting word limits on essays, tweets, captions, and more.