Count words, characters, sentences.
Counts characters (with and without spaces), words, sentences, and estimates reading time at ~200 wpm.
Runs entirely in your browser.
This is commonly used against a hard limit — a tweet, an essay word count, or an SEO meta description — so having live counts update as you type is more useful than a one-time check after finishing.
Empty text returns zeros. Paste any content to get instant counts.
Runs of non-whitespace separated by spaces or punctuation. Numbers and hyphenated compounds count as one word.
Assumes ~200 words per minute — average adult silent reading pace. Actual speed varies with content difficulty.
The tool counts the visible text content, not formatting markup, so pasting from a word processor shouldn't inflate the count — though stray extra spaces from formatting can occasionally add a word or two.