Word Counter

It splits your text on the spaces and line breaks, then counts the chunks that are left, which are your words. Characters are simpler, since it just tallies every letter, number, space, and mark. This word counter does both the moment you type or paste, so you'll see the totals update with no button to press. Everything runs in your browser, so your text never leaves your device.

Any run of characters with a space or line break around it counts as one word, so hyphenated terms like well-known count as a single word, while an em dash with spaces around it does not. Numbers and dates count too. It's the same way a word processor tallies them, which is why the totals here line up with what you'd see in a document.

Reading time divides your word count by an average reading speed of about 225 words a minute, which is typical for an adult reading silently. Speaking time uses roughly 130 words a minute, closer to a steady speaking pace. They're estimates, so a dense or technical passage will run slower, but they're handy for sizing a speech, a video script, or a blog post.

The with-spaces count is every character you typed, spaces included, which is what social platforms and form limits usually measure. The without-spaces count drops the spaces and line breaks, which some assignments and fields ask for instead. The tool shows both, so you'll have the right number whichever limit you're working to.

Yes, and the character count is exactly what you want there. A post on X allows 280 characters, and an SEO meta description reads best around 150 to 160. Paste your draft and watch the with-spaces count, then trim until you're under the limit. The live total makes it quick to land right on the mark.

Yes to both. There's no sign-up, no limit on length, and nothing to install, since it all runs in the page. Your text stays on your device and isn't sent to a server, so it's safe for drafts and private notes. Bookmark it and you'll have a fast, clean counter whenever you're writing to a limit.