Word & character counter
Count characters, words, lines, sentences and paragraphs, with a reading-time estimate. Updates as you type.
About this word & character counter
Paste or type text and see live counts of characters (with and without spaces), words, sentences, paragraphs and lines, plus an estimated reading time. Everything updates as you type and stays in your browser.
Handy for limits and copy
Use it to keep within character limits (tweets, SMS, SEO titles and meta descriptions), gauge how long an article will take to read, or check word counts for assignments and content briefs. Counting is Unicode-aware, so emoji and non-Latin scripts are measured correctly.
FAQ
How is reading time estimated?
It assumes about 200 words per minute, a common average for adult silent reading, rounded up to the nearest minute.
Does it count characters with or without spaces?
Both — it shows the total character count and a separate count that excludes all whitespace, which is what many platforms (like Twitter/X or meta descriptions) care about.