Paste or type your text below to instantly see the word count, character count, sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time. Everything happens live in your browser — nothing you type is uploaded anywhere.
Word and character counts matter more than most people realize. Students need to hit minimum or maximum word counts for essays and assignments. Writers use reading-time estimates to gauge how long a blog post will take readers to finish. Social media managers rely on character limits to make sure a post won't get cut off on X (Twitter), Instagram, or LinkedIn. This tool covers all of those use cases in one place, calculating figures live as you type so you never have to guess or copy your text into a separate app.
We estimate reading time based on an average adult reading speed of 200 words per minute. Your actual reading time may vary depending on the complexity of the text.
No. All counting happens locally in your browser using JavaScript. Your text is never sent to our servers.
Numbers are counted as words if they are separated by spaces. Punctuation marks are not counted as separate words but are included in the character count.