About the Word & Character Counter tool
Word & Character Counter tallies your text in real time as you type or paste. It shows words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading time. Writers, students, and social media managers use the Word Counter to hit length limits for essays, meta descriptions, tweets, and articles. It works instantly in your browser with nothing to install.
How to use the Word & Character Counter
- Type or paste your text into the box.
- Watch the counts update live.
- Check words, characters, and reading time.
- Edit until you hit your target length.
Features
- Live word and character counts.
- Characters with and without spaces.
- Sentence and paragraph counts.
- Estimated reading time.
- Private, instant, and free.
Your privacy
The Word & Character Counter runs entirely inside your web browser. Your files and text are never uploaded to any server, so your data stays private on your own device — just like the workflow trusted on sites such as iLovePDF and Sejda, but with nothing leaving your computer.
Frequently asked questions
How is reading time calculated?
It assumes an average reading speed of about 200 words per minute.
Does it count characters with spaces?
Yes, it shows both with-spaces and without-spaces totals.
Is my text saved?
No, the Word Counter keeps everything in your browser only.