Word Counter

What this tool does

The Word Counter gives you a live count of words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs and estimated reading time as you type or paste text — no button to press, no page reload.

Who it's for

• Students checking an assignment or essay against a word-count requirement
• Writers and bloggers keeping an eye on article length for SEO
• Social media managers trimming a caption to fit a platform's character limit
• Anyone pasting in text from Word, Google Docs or WhatsApp who just needs a fast, accurate count

How to use it

1. Paste or type your text into the box.
2. Watch the counts update instantly above — no "Count" button needed.
3. Use the Copy button to grab your text back out if you edited it here.

Tip: Reading time is estimated at roughly 200 words per minute, the commonly used average adult silent-reading speed — useful for gauging how long a blog post or speech will actually take to read aloud.

Privacy: Everything happens in your browser. Your text is never uploaded or stored anywhere.