Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, and reading time as you go
Words, characters, and reading time
Counts words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs, and lines, plus an estimated reading time. Useful for essays, meta descriptions, tweets, and anywhere a length limit matters. Counting happens locally in your browser.
FAQ
How is a word counted?
Any run of non-whitespace characters separated by spaces, tabs, or line breaks counts as one word — the same way most editors count.
How is reading time estimated?
Using an average silent reading speed of about 200 words per minute, rounded up to the nearest minute.
Are sentence and paragraph counts exact?
They're close estimates: sentences are counted by terminal punctuation (. ! ?) and paragraphs by blank lines, which covers most prose but can miss unusual formatting.