What this tool does
Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, reading time, speaking time, and unique words as you type.
Word Counter
Real-time word, character, sentence, and paragraph counting. Perfect for essays, SEO, and social media.
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Words
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Characters
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Sentences
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Paragraphs
â±ï¸ Reading time: 0 sec
🗣️ Speaking time: 0 sec
🔤 No-space chars: 0
📊 Unique words: 0
📊 Common Word Count Targets
280
Twitter / X
2,200
Instagram Caption
500–800
Short Blog Post
1,500–2,500
SEO Article
250–300
College Essay Page
70,000+
Novel / Book
Free Online Word Counter
Benefits
- Useful for essays, posts, SEO copy, and social captions
- Instant counts without page reloads
- Private browser-based text analysis
How to use
Paste or type your text into the editor. The word count, character count, and reading metrics update automatically.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our counter identifies words by splitting on whitespace. Characters with spaces is the total text length. Sentences are detected by period, question mark, or exclamation mark endings. Paragraphs are separated by blank lines (double line breaks).
Contractions like "don't," "can't," and "it's" are counted as single words since they have no space. This matches academic and most publishing standards.
Yes — "Characters" includes all spaces. We also show "No-space chars" separately so you can compare both. Many platforms (like Twitter) count characters with spaces.
Never. All counting happens entirely in your browser. Your text is never sent to any server, stored, logged, or shared. You can even use this tool offline after the page has loaded.