Word Counter
Count words & characters
What Is This Tool?
The Word Counter analyzes any piece of text and instantly reports its word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, paragraph count, and an estimated reading time. It updates live as you type, so you can watch your document's stats change in real time. Everything runs locally in your browser — nothing is uploaded anywhere.
How to Use
Type or paste your text into the input box.
All statistics update automatically as you type.
Click Copy Stats to copy a plain-text summary.
Click Example to see a sample, or Clear to start over.
Features
- Live word, character, sentence, and paragraph counts
- Character counts both with and without spaces
- Estimated reading time based on 200 words per minute
- Copy a full stats summary in one click
- 100% client-side — nothing leaves your browser
Examples
Input:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. It was a sunny day! The dog didn't seem to mind at all.
Words: 19 Sentences: 3 Paragraphs: 2
Common Use Cases
- Checking essay or article length against a word-count requirement
- Estimating how long a blog post or speech will take to read aloud
- Verifying character limits for social media posts or meta descriptions
- Tracking writing progress on a first draft
Frequently Asked Questions
How is the word count calculated?
The text is split on whitespace and any empty tokens are discarded, so consecutive spaces, tabs, or line breaks between words don't inflate the count.
How is reading time estimated?
Reading time is calculated at an average of 200 words per minute, rounded up to the nearest whole minute.
How are sentences counted?
The text is split on periods, exclamation marks, and question marks followed by whitespace or the end of the text, and empty results are ignored. Abbreviations or decimal numbers may occasionally be counted as sentence breaks.
How are paragraphs counted?
Paragraphs are detected by splitting on blank lines (one or more empty lines), so a single line break within a block of text does not start a new paragraph.
Is there a limit to how much text I can paste?
There is no fixed limit; the tool works entirely in your browser, so very large documents are only limited by your device's memory.
Is my text sent anywhere?
No. All counting happens locally in your browser using JavaScript. Nothing is uploaded or stored.