Word Counter

Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs in your text.

Words 0
Characters 0
Excl. Spaces 0
Sentences 0
Paragraphs 0
Reading Time 0 min

How the Word Counter Works

This tool analyzes your text in real time as you type or paste. Words are counted by splitting on whitespace boundaries. Sentences are detected by period, question mark, and exclamation mark endings. Paragraphs are separated by blank lines. The reading time estimate is based on an average reading speed of 200 words per minute.

Word counters are useful for writers working with length constraints such as essays, blog posts, social media captions, or academic papers. The character count (with and without spaces) helps when working with strict character limits like Twitter/X posts, meta descriptions, or SMS messages. All processing happens locally in your browser.