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ToolWrenCount words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences and paragraphs in real time, plus an estimated reading time. Useful for essays, SEO content and social posts.
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Word Counter is a free, private online tool that lets you count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs with reading-time estimate, live as you type. It runs entirely in your browser, so nothing you enter is uploaded to a server.
Privacy: this tool runs entirely in your browser. Your input is never sent to, received by, or stored on any server — there are no uploads and no tracking of what you enter.
As you type or paste, the tool tallies words, total characters, characters excluding spaces, sentences and paragraphs — instantly, with no button to press.
Reading time is estimated at about 200 words per minute, the average for adult silent reading. It's a quick gauge for blog posts and scripts.
Your text stays in the browser. Nothing is sent anywhere, so it's safe for drafts and confidential writing.
A word counter analyses text and reports its word, character, sentence and paragraph counts, plus an estimated reading time - updating live as you type or paste. It is an essential tool for writers working to length limits, students meeting word counts, and anyone optimising content.
Words are counted as runs of non-space characters, sentences by terminal punctuation, and paragraphs by blank-line breaks. Characters are reported both with and without spaces, because different limits use different rules - tweets and SMS count every character, while essay limits usually count words.
Many platforms enforce strict limits: meta descriptions truncate around 160 characters, title tags around 60, tweets at 280, and SMS at 160 per segment. Knowing your exact character count - especially without spaces, which some systems use - helps you fit these limits precisely instead of being cut off mid-sentence.
The estimated reading time (based on an average of about 200 words per minute) helps you gauge whether an article is the right length for its purpose - blog posts, newsletters and scripts all benefit from a known read-time. Writers also use word counts to pace chapters and meet assignment requirements.
Type or paste your text and every statistic updates instantly. Nothing is sent anywhere - the analysis runs entirely in your browser - so it is safe for confidential drafts, unpublished articles and private writing. For a pure words-to-minutes estimate, see the Reading Time calculator.