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📝 Word Counter

Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time instantly. Perfect for essays, articles, social media posts, and any writing project!

✏️ Enter Your Values
Words: 0 Chars: 0 Sentences: 0
✨ Your Result
Result
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Fill in the values on the left
and click Calculate! ✨

🤔 How Does This Tool Work?

Our Word Counter analyses your text in real-time and calculates five key metrics:

  • Words: Splits text on whitespace and counts non-empty segments
  • Characters (with spaces): Counts every character including spaces
  • Characters (without spaces): Removes all whitespace then counts remaining characters
  • Sentences: Counts sentence-ending punctuation marks (., !, ?)
  • Paragraphs: Counts blocks of text separated by blank lines
  • Reading time: Total words ÷ 200 (average reading speed) = minutes to read

The live preview updates as you type so you always see your current counts without clicking Calculate.

❓ FAQ
How are words counted?▼
Words are counted by splitting the text on whitespace (spaces, tabs, line breaks) and counting non-empty segments. So 'hello world' = 2 words. Hyphenated words like 'well-being' count as one word.
Does the character count include spaces?▼
We show both! 'Characters (with spaces)' includes every character including spaces and punctuation. 'Characters (without spaces)' counts only the actual letters, numbers, and symbols.
How is reading time calculated?▼
We use the average adult reading speed of 200 words per minute. So a 1,000-word article takes about 5 minutes to read. Research suggests average adult reading speed ranges from 200 to 300 words per minute.
Does this work for languages other than English?▼
Yes! Our word counter works for any language that uses spaces between words. Character counting works for all languages including Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and others.
What are the character limits for social media?▼
Twitter/X: 280 characters. Instagram caption: 2,200 characters. Facebook post: 63,206 characters. LinkedIn post: 3,000 characters. Use our counter to check before posting!
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