DEVELOPER UTILITIES
Word & Character Counter
Count words and characters live as you write, with the numbers editors and SEO briefs ask for: characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, reading time and your longest sentence.
- Runs in your browser
- Nothing you paste is uploaded
- Free, no sign-up
- CheckWords in any script, keeping hyphenated and apostrophe words whole
- CheckCharacters with and without spaces
- CheckSentences, paragraphs and lines
- CheckUnique words
Free
no sign-up, no usage limit
0 uploads
what you paste stays on your device
5 checks
what the tool looks at
Offline
works once the page has loaded
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HOW IT WORKS
How to use the Word & Character Counter
Any text.
Type or paste text.
Read the counts as you edit.
Shorten long sentences flagged in the warning.
WHAT IT CHECKS
What it looks at, and how to read it.
Ten live statistics, including reading and speaking time and the longest sentence.
What it checks
- Words in any script, keeping hyphenated and apostrophe words whole
- Characters with and without spaces
- Sentences, paragraphs and lines
- Unique words
- Reading time at 238 wpm and speaking time at 130 wpm
How to read the results
- Sentences above about 25 words are harder to read on a phone.
- Characters counts include emoji and accented letters as single characters.
GOOD TO KNOW
Common mistakes, an example and the limits.
Common mistakes
- Padding text to hit a word count instead of covering the topic.
A worked example
A 1,190-word guide shows a five-minute reading time and a 41-word sentence to split.
Limitations
- Reading time uses 238 words per minute, an adult average; technical text reads slower.
FAQ
Questions about the Word & Character Counter
Straight answers about what it does and where its limits are.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once the page has loaded, counting happens in your browser.
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