1. Drop the text
Paste or type any text — an essay, a tweet, a paragraph you're trimming to fit a limit.
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Word & Character Counter
Count words, characters, and reading time.
Words
0
Characters
0
All characters including spaces
Without spaces
0
Letters, digits, and punctuation only
Sentences
0
Paragraphs
0
Lines
0
Read time
0 sec
Based on 200 words/minute
Your text is analysed in this browser tab. Nothing is uploaded.
How it works
2. Read the counts
Counts update on every keystroke. Characters with and without spaces, words, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time.
3. Iterate
Trim, edit, paste back. The counter never leaves the page — your draft stays on your device.
About the Word & Character Counter tool
The Word & Character Counter tallies your text the moment you type or paste it: words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, and an estimated reading time. Counts update on every keystroke, so you can trim a tweet to fit a limit, hit an essay's word target, or check whether a meta description is short enough, all without leaving the page. A word is counted as a run of letters, digits, or apostrophes, and reading time assumes a typical 200 words-per-minute pace.
It is useful for writers, students, marketers, and anyone working to a length constraint — social posts, SEO titles and descriptions, abstracts, application essays, or product copy. Because the analysis happens entirely in your browser, your draft never reaches a server and the tool keeps working offline after the first load. There is no account, no signup, and no limit on how much text you can paste — the only ceiling is your tab's memory.
Frequently asked questions
Does my text leave my device?
No. Your text is analysed inside the browser. Nothing is sent to a server.
What counts as a word?
A word is a run of letters, digits, or apostrophes separated by whitespace or punctuation. Numbers count as words. Empty strings count as zero.
How are sentences and paragraphs detected?
A sentence ends at `.`, `!`, or `?`. A paragraph is separated by one or more blank lines.
How is reading time estimated?
Reading time assumes 200 words per minute — the rough average for adult readers of English prose. Dense technical text or non-English text may differ.
Does it work offline?
Yes. The page works offline after the first load.