Word & Character Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs in your text.
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How to Use
Type or paste your text into the textarea above. Statistics update automatically as you edit — no button click required. Use this tool to check essay length, tweet character limits, blog post word counts, or estimated reading time.
What Gets Counted?
Words are sequences of characters separated by whitespace.Characters include every letter, number, symbol, and space.Characters (no spaces) excludes whitespace.Sentences are split on sentence-ending punctuation (., !, ?).Paragraphs are non-empty blocks separated by blank lines.
Reading Time
Reading time is estimated at an average speed of 200 words per minute — a common benchmark for adult silent reading. Actual reading speed varies by content complexity and reader proficiency.
Privacy
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