Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs live, with reading and speaking time.
Counts update live as you type or paste.
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Words
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Characters
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Characters (no spaces)
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Sentences
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Paragraphs
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Lines
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Reading time (~200 wpm)
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Speaking time (~130 wpm)
About Word Counter
The Word Counter gives you live statistics for any text as you type or paste: words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs and lines, plus estimated reading and speaking time. It is the quick answer to "does this fit?" — whether the limit is a 255-character form field, a 160-character SMS, a meta description or a documentation word budget.
For QA work the counts double as test oracles. When a spec says a field accepts at most 500 characters, you can craft input that is exactly 499, 500 and 501 characters long and know precisely what you are sending. Everything is computed in your browser; nothing you paste is uploaded anywhere.
How to use
- Type or paste your text into the "Text" box — every statistic updates live as you edit.
- Read the tiles below: words, characters, characters without spaces, sentences, paragraphs and lines.
- Check the reading time (~200 words per minute) and speaking time (~130 wpm) estimates for content length checks.
- Use "Copy text" to grab the text back, or "Clear" to start over. "Load sample" shows the counters in action.
Frequently asked questions
How are words counted?
Any run of non-whitespace characters counts as one word, the same rule most editors and word processors use. Hyphenated terms like "sign-off" count as one word; "sign off" counts as two.
Do line breaks and spaces count as characters?
The "Characters" tile counts everything including spaces and line breaks — which is what most database column limits and API validators measure. "Characters (no spaces)" excludes all whitespace.
How accurate are the reading and speaking times?
They are estimates based on common averages — about 200 words per minute for silent reading and 130 for speaking aloud. Real speed varies with content difficulty, but the estimates are good for judging relative length.
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