Word Counter
Live word, character, sentence, paragraph, and reading-time counter.
Word Counter
Live word, character, sentence, paragraph and reading-time counts.
How to use Word Counter
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Paste your text
Type or paste anything — an essay, an article draft, a SQL query, a code comment.
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Watch the counters update
Words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and lines all recompute on every keystroke.
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Use the reading & speaking times
Estimates use 225 words/min reading and 130 words/min speaking — solid baselines for blog posts and presentations.
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Copy or clear
Copy your text back to the clipboard or clear the editor with a single click.
About Word Counter
Live word, character, sentence, paragraph, and reading-time counter.
Use Word Counter when you need to count words, characters, lines. Review the available options in the interface, process your input, and check the result before saving or copying it.
Frequently asked questions
We split on whitespace after trimming. So 'don't' is one word, '4-stroke' is one word, and 'hello world' (extra spaces) still counts as two.
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