Word Counter — Free Online Tool
Last updated: January 2025
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What is Word Counter?
The Word Counter tool provides comprehensive real-time text statistics: word count, character count, sentence count, paragraph count, reading time, and most frequent words.
When to use Word Counter?
Use it for essays, blog posts, social media captions, SEO content, academic papers, and any writing where knowing your word count matters.
How to use this tool
- 1Paste or type your text in the input area
- 2Statistics update in real-time as you type
- 3View words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time
Examples
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. | Words: 9 | Characters: 44 | Sentences: 1 |
| Hello world! How are you? | Words: 5 | Characters: 25 | Sentences: 2 |
| (Three paragraphs of text) | Words: varies | Paragraphs: 3 | Reading time: ~1 min |
| SEO article (800 words) | Reading time: ~3 min (avg) | ~5 min (slow) |
| Tweet draft | Characters: shown | Twitter limit: remaining chars shown |
Rules & Behavior
- Words counted by whitespace-separated tokens
- Reading time uses 238 wpm average, 150 wpm slow, 300 wpm fast
- Social media character limits shown: Twitter (280), Instagram (2200), LinkedIn (3000)
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does the word counter count words?
Words are counted as sequences of characters separated by whitespace. Hyphenated words count as one word, and punctuation attached to words is excluded from the count.
Does it count characters with or without spaces?
Both. We show character count with spaces (total) and without spaces (letters and punctuation only), so you get both metrics.
What reading speed does it use?
We display reading time for three speeds: slow (150 wpm), average (238 wpm), and fast (300 wpm). The average human reads about 238 words per minute.
Can I check Twitter character limit?
Yes, the tool shows how many characters remain within Twitter's 280-character limit in real-time.
Does it work offline?
Once the page is loaded, the word counter works entirely in your browser with no internet connection needed.