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Word Counter
Paste or type any text and instantly see your word count, character count, sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time — all updating live as you type.
Live Statistics
How it works
Convert in three steps
Type or paste your text
Drop any content into the editor: an essay, blog post, email draft, or social media caption.
Read your stats instantly
Word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, paragraph count, and reading time all update in real time.
Copy or clear
Copy your text back out or clear the field to start fresh. No saving, no accounts.
FAQ
Common questions
Words are counted as continuous sequences of characters separated by spaces or punctuation. Hyphenated words like “well-being” are typically counted as one word. Numbers, dates, and URLs each count as one word. The counter uses the same tokenisation logic most editors and CMS platforms apply.
Yes. The counter works with any language that uses space-separated words — English, French, Spanish, German, and most Latin-script languages. For languages without spaces between words (like Chinese, Japanese, or Thai), the word count reflects character groupings rather than traditional word boundaries.
Minor differences between counters are normal — different tools handle edge cases like em dashes, ellipses, URLs, and hyphenated compounds slightly differently. The difference is rarely more than a few words on a typical document.
No. All counting happens in your browser as you type. Your text never leaves your device — nothing is uploaded or stored on any server.
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About the Word Counter
Word count matters everywhere — blog posts need minimum lengths for SEO, academic essays have strict limits, social media captions have character caps, and content briefs specify target ranges. Most writers switch between their editor and a separate counter, losing focus. This counter lives in the browser and updates as you type, so you never need to stop and check. It goes beyond basic word count: sentence and paragraph totals help with readability, and the live reading time estimate gives you a sense of how long a piece will take an average reader to get through.
Not sure which metric your brief actually cares about? Word count vs. character count vs. reading time explains what each one measures and when to use it.
Benefits
- Live update — word and character counts refresh with every keystroke, no submit button needed.
- Full stats dashboard — words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs, and reading time.
- Works with any text — essays, blog drafts, social captions, emails, product descriptions.
- No text stored — everything runs locally, nothing ever reaches a server.
Privacy
All counting runs in your browser. Your text is never uploaded, stored, or transmitted to any server.