Word Counter & Character Count
Count words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences and paragraphs as you type, plus reading and speaking time estimates.
Live counts as you type
Paste an essay, tweet, meta description or speech and watch the numbers update live: words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading and speaking time. Your text stays in the browser — nothing is stored or sent.
Handy limits to know: X/Twitter 280 characters; SEO meta descriptions ~155 characters; LinkedIn posts 3,000; college essays commonly 250 or 650 words; a 5-minute speech is roughly 650–700 spoken words.
Frequently asked questions
How is a word counted?
Any run of letters, numbers, apostrophes or hyphens counts as one word — so ‘state-of-the-art’ is one word and ‘don’t’ is one word, matching how most word processors count.