About this tool
Word & character counter calculates words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, and reading times in real time as you type or paste text. Everything runs directly in your browser, so your text is not uploaded to a server.
When to use it
- Check essays and academic papers against word count limits
- Fit posts, headlines, and descriptions within platform character boundaries
- Estimate silent reading time and spoken presentation duration
- Clean up draft copy by trimming spaces or adjusting letter case
How to use it
To count words and characters
- Type or paste your text into the input box.
- Check the live counts below for words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs.
- Use the case conversion buttons to adjust text capitalization if needed.
- Press Copy text to copy your modified text to the clipboard.
How times are calculated
- Reading time: Based on the average adult silent reading pace of 200 words per minute.
- Speaking time: Based on standard public presentation speed of 130 words per minute.
Questions
Is my text uploaded or stored?
No. All text is analyzed locally in your browser memory. Nothing is sent to an external server or saved in cookies.
How are words counted?
Words are identified by splitting text along whitespace characters (spaces, tabs, and line breaks). Punctuation attached to words is not counted separately.
What are common platform character limits?
- X (Twitter) post: 280 characters for standard accounts
- SMS message: 160 characters per standard GSM segment
- Search engine title: 50 to 60 characters
- Search engine meta description: 150 to 160 characters
- LinkedIn post: 3,000 characters
- Instagram caption: 2,200 characters