Text tool

Word Counter

Measure words, characters, sentences, lines, reading time, and common terms.

Practical guide

How to use Word Counter

Word Counter reports words, characters, non-space characters, lines, sentences, estimated reading time, and frequent terms as text is entered. It helps with editorial limits, summaries, captions, and early content review.

Step by step

  1. Paste or type the text to measure.
  2. Read the live statistics and estimated reading time.
  3. Use frequent terms to spot repetition, then edit the source text and watch counts update.

Example

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Result8 words · 1 sentence · about 1 minute

How it works

Unicode letter and number patterns identify word-like tokens, punctuation boundaries estimate sentences, and reading time uses a 200-word-per-minute baseline.

Important limitations

  • Word and sentence boundaries vary across languages and writing systems.
  • Reading time is an estimate and does not account for technical complexity or visual material.

Frequently asked questions

Are spaces included in the character count?

The page shows both total characters and a separate count with whitespace removed.

Why is the reading time at least one minute?

Any non-empty text is rounded up so a short passage is not displayed as zero reading time.

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