Free Online Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs instantly. Check your estimated reading time, speaking time and average word length as you type or paste your text.
Text Statistics
Additional Details
What Is a Word Counter?
A word counter is an online tool that calculates the number of words in a piece of text. It can also count characters, sentences, paragraphs and lines. This information is useful when preparing essays, articles, emails, assignments, social media posts and website content.
How to Use This Word Counter
- Type your text into the text box or paste text from another document.
- View the word and character counts, which update automatically.
- Check the sentence count, paragraph count and estimated reading time.
- Use Copy Text to copy your text or Clear Text to start again.
Word Count and Character Count
Word count estimates how many words your text contains. Character count includes letters, numbers, punctuation and spaces. The character count without spaces excludes whitespace characters. These measurements can help you meet writing limits for assignments, forms, advertisements and social media platforms.
Reading Time and Speaking Time
Reading time is estimated using approximately 200 words per minute. Speaking time is estimated using approximately 130 words per minute. Actual times vary depending on the reader, language, subject matter and speaking pace.
Who Can Use This Tool?
- Students preparing assignments, essays and reports.
- Writers and bloggers checking article length.
- SEO professionals reviewing website content.
- Office users preparing letters, emails and documents.
- Anyone who needs a quick word or character count.