Word Counter
Paste any text to instantly count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading time.
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About the Word Counter
A quick utility for writers, students, and content marketers. Paste your draft and get an instant breakdown — useful for staying within character limits on social media, hitting assignment word counts, or estimating how long an article will take to read.
Frequently asked questions
How is the word count calculated?
We split the text on whitespace and count each non-empty token as a word. Numbers and hyphenated words count as one word.
How accurate is the reading time?
We assume an average reading speed of 250 words per minute, the standard for non-technical web content. Adjust this in your head if you read faster or slower.
Does this tool store my text?
No. The text is processed on our server only to compute the counts and is never written to disk or kept after the response.