Word Counter
Paste your text and get instant counts — words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, plus reading and speaking time.
Counts update as you type. Tap any card to copy its value.
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How does the word counter count words?
For languages that separate words with spaces — English, Spanish, Korean and most others — the word counter splits your text on whitespace. For Chinese and Japanese, which are written without spaces, each Han character and kana is counted individually, so pasted CJK text is not undercounted. A whitespace-separated token counts as a word only if it contains at least one letter or number, so numbers count while lone emoji and standalone punctuation do not.
How are reading time and speaking time estimated?
Reading time assumes an average silent reading speed, which you can set to Slow (150), Normal (200) or Fast (250) words per minute; the default is 200 wpm. Speaking time uses about 130 words per minute, a comfortable pace for presentations and voice-overs. Both are shown as minutes:seconds and update instantly as you type, so it doubles as a words-to-time and reading-time calculator.
Word counter or character counter — which do I need?
Use this word counter when your limit is in words — essays, blog posts, article briefs, SEO copy and social captions. Use a character counter when your limit is in characters or bytes — tweets, meta descriptions, SMS or cover-letter fields with a strict character cap. This tool shows both word and character totals, so you are covered either way.
How are sentences and paragraphs counted?
A sentence ends at a period, question mark or exclamation mark (or their full-width CJK equivalents 。！？), and the final sentence is still counted even without closing punctuation. A paragraph is any non-empty line, so pressing Enter starts a new paragraph. Very long single-line text with no line breaks counts as one paragraph.
Is my text uploaded to a server?
No. Every count runs entirely inside your browser — nothing you type is ever sent to a server or shared. Your most recent text is optionally saved to this browser's local storage so it is still here when you return; untick the save option to keep it in memory for this session only, and clearing it removes the stored copy immediately.