Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs with reading time estimates.
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Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs with reading time estimates.
Paste or type your text below. Stats update in real time.
Paste or type text to see your stats
A word counter is a text analysis tool that instantly calculates the number of words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs in any piece of writing. This tool goes further by calculating reading time, speaking time, average word length, and the most frequently used keywords in your text.
Whether you are writing a blog post, a social media caption, a research paper, or a sales email, knowing your word and character counts ensures your content fits the format requirements of your target platform. The stats update in real time as you type, so you always have an accurate picture of your content's scope.
Different platforms have strict character limits or recommended word counts that affect how your content performs. An SEO meta description should land between 120 and 155 characters to display fully in search results. A Twitter post is capped at 280 characters. LinkedIn posts perform best at 150 to 300 words for engagement, while longer articles on the platform can reach up to 1,300 words.
For academic writing, most essays and papers have minimum or maximum word counts set by instructors. For email marketing, subject lines between 40 and 60 characters see higher open rates. Meeting character limits is not just about following rules. It is about writing content that fits the context, reaches the audience, and performs the function it was written for.
Paste your text into the input area on the left side of the tool. Your word count, character counts, sentence count, paragraph count, average word length, reading time, and speaking time all update instantly without clicking any buttons.
The Top 10 Words panel shows which keywords appear most frequently in your content, helping you spot unintentional repetition or confirm that your focus keyword is well represented. Use the Copy Stats button to copy a plain-text summary of all counts to your clipboard for easy reference. Use the Clear button to reset the tool and start fresh.
Blog posts: 1,500 to 2,500 words for informational content targeting search traffic. Longer posts (3,000 or more) work well for comprehensive guides and pillar pages. Shorter posts under 800 words can work for news updates or simple how-to content.
Social media: Twitter/X posts are limited to 280 characters. LinkedIn posts up to 300 words see strong reach, while LinkedIn articles can be 800 to 2,000 words. Instagram captions perform best at 138 to 150 characters for maximum visibility before truncation.
Email marketing: Subject lines at 40 to 60 characters. Email body copy for B2B should be concise, typically 100 to 300 words. Longer newsletters work when readers have opted in for in-depth content.
Academic and professional writing: Follow the specific word count requirements for your assignment or publication. Most essays range from 250 words (short response) to 5,000 or more for theses. Always check your institution's style guide.
In this tool, a word is any sequence of characters separated by whitespace. Numbers, hyphenated terms, and contractions each count as one word. Punctuation attached to a word (like a period or comma) is not counted separately. This matches the standard definition used by most word processors including Microsoft Word and Google Docs.
Reading time is calculated by dividing the total word count by 200 words per minute, which is the average silent reading speed for adults. Speaking time uses 130 words per minute, the average pace for a conversational presentation or audiobook. Both figures are rounded up to the nearest minute.
No. This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your text is processed locally using JavaScript and is never sent to any server or stored anywhere. When you close the tab or clear the input, the text is gone. It is safe to paste sensitive drafts, confidential documents, or unpublished content.
Stop words are the most common words in a language that carry little meaning on their own: words like 'the', 'a', 'is', 'and', 'in', and 'of'. Because they appear in almost every piece of writing, they would dominate a word frequency list and make it useless. This tool filters them out so your Top 10 Words list shows you the meaningful keywords that define your content.
The character count is exact. It counts every single character in your text, including spaces, punctuation, and line breaks. The 'with spaces' count includes all whitespace characters. The 'without spaces' count removes all spaces, tabs, and newlines. Both counts match what you would see in tools like Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or Twitter's character counter.