Word Count
Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs. Totals and reading time update as you type.
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This conversion runs entirely in your browser. Your text is not sent to a server.
Tip
The character total includes spaces. Use Character Count when a form or tweet cap cares about every character.
How to count with Word Count
Paste or type your text in the input box.
Watch words, characters, and reading time update as you type — nothing is uploaded.
Use Convert to to switch between Word Count and Character Count. Your text is kept.
Copy the totals if you need them in a brief or editor.
When should you use it?
Writing
Check length before you paste into a brief, caption, or assignment.
Limits
Stay under character caps for titles, tweets, and form fields.
Reading time
Estimate how long the piece takes to read or speak aloud.
Stays here
Drafts never leave this tab.
Your text stays private.
Word and character counts run entirely in your browser. Drafts and notes are never uploaded.
About counting words in the browser
Word Count is a live tally of words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and lines for a draft you paste in this tab. Totals update as you type — there is no Run button. The character total includes spaces; a second card shows the count without spaces. Reading time assumes about 200 words per minute and speaking time about 130, which are typical adult averages, not a promise for your audience or a TTS engine. Use it when a form has a limit, when a brief asks for a word budget, or when you want a speaking-time estimate before a meeting.
It is not a grammar checker, plagiarism detector, or SEO keyword tool. Text without spaces (some CJK) may under-count words because we split on Unicode word boundaries the browser exposes. Markdown punctuation still counts as characters. Empty input yields zeros, not an error. Nothing is uploaded: we do not persist this field across visits so a leftover confidential paragraph does not reappear. Close the tab to drop the draft.
Related: Character Count when you only care about a hard character cap (bios, SMS, tweets). Password Strength if the string is a secret, not prose. Lorem Ipsum when you need filler instead of counting a real draft. Find & Replace to edit after you know the length. JSON Validator if you pasted a payload and wanted structure, not word totals.
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Word Count examples
Pangram
Word vs character count
| Tool | Example | Typical use |
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| Words | 9 | Essays, briefs, and reading time |
| Characters | 44 | Tweets, SMS, SEO titles, and form caps |
Word Count FAQ
It reports words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and lines, plus estimated reading and speaking time. Totals update as you type. The character total includes spaces; a second card shows the count without spaces. Nothing is uploaded.
Reading time uses about 200 words per minute. Speaking time uses about 130. These are typical adult averages, not a guarantee for your audience.
We split on Unicode word boundaries the browser exposes. Scripts without spaces may under-count words. Character Count is the sibling when you only need a hard character cap.