Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs with reading-time estimation.
Paste text and get a full breakdown: words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, and an estimated reading time. Updates live as you type or paste, so you can write to a target length without flipping between apps.
Common use cases: hitting an assignment's word limit exactly, checking whether a tweet or LinkedIn post fits the character cap, estimating reading time for a blog post or newsletter, and quickly gauging the size of a chunk of content before deciding whether to split it.
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Paragraphs
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Avg Words/Paragraph
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Reading Time
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Frequently asked questions
How is reading time calculated?
Roughly word count divided by 220 words per minute — the typical silent-reading speed of an adult on familiar content. Technical material reads slower; light prose reads faster. Treat the result as a planning estimate, not a stopwatch.
How does it count CJK languages or emojis?
CJK languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) don't use spaces between words, so character count is the more meaningful metric. Emojis count as one character each, regardless of whether they're compound (a ZWJ sequence — counted as one perceived character).
What counts as a word?
A run of non-whitespace characters. Punctuation attached to a word doesn't make it two words. Hyphenated compounds (
state-of-the-art) count as one word.Why does my count differ from what a CMS reports?
Different platforms use slightly different definitions. WordPress strips HTML before counting. Some tools count hyphenated words as multiple, others as one. The numbers will be close (within 1–2%) but not always identical.