Word Counter
Paste or type any text to see a live word count, character count, sentence count, and reading time — updated as you type, no button required.
Overview
Word counts matter whenever there's a limit on the other end — an essay with a minimum length, a job application with a word cap, an SEO meta description, a social caption, a press release. This tool tracks words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, and paragraphs at the same time, plus how long the text takes to read or speak aloud, so you can check against whatever limit you're writing to without switching tools.
Examples
Sample sentence
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9 words · 44 characters · 1 sentence
How It Works
- Paste or type your text into the box.
- Watch the word count, character count, sentence count, and paragraph count update instantly as you type.
- Use the reading-time and speaking-time estimates to gauge how long the text takes to get through.
FAQ
No. Counting happens entirely in your browser using JavaScript — nothing you type is transmitted anywhere.
From an average adult silent reading speed of about 200 words per minute. Speaking time uses roughly 130 words per minute, an average speaking pace.
Yes. Word counting uses the browser's Unicode-aware word segmentation, so text mixing scripts (like CJK languages, which don't use spaces between words) is counted correctly, not just split on whitespace.
No artificial limit — very long documents are still processed entirely in your browser, though extremely large pastes may take a moment to update.