Advanced Word Counter
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Counting Words, Characters, and Reading Time
Overview
Whether you are meeting an essay limit, an SEO target, or a social caption cap, knowing the exact word and character count of your text matters. This counter shows words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading time in real time as you type, all in your browser.
How to Use (Step by Step)
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Paste or type your text
Counts update instantly as you write or edit.
- 2
Read the stats
See words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time.
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Adjust to your target
Trim or expand until you hit the required count.
How It Works
The tool tallies words by splitting on whitespace, counts characters with and without spaces, and detects sentence and paragraph breaks. Reading time is estimated from an average adult reading pace of roughly 200–250 words per minute. Everything updates live as you edit, and your text never leaves the browser.
When to Use This
Hitting an essay or article word count. Staying within a character limit for a meta description or tweet. Estimating how long a piece takes to read.
Frequently Asked Questions
By dividing the word count by an average reading speed of about 200–250 words per minute. Technical text reads slower.