Paste or type text to instantly see the word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time. Perfect for essays, blog posts, and social media.
Word counts are everywhere in writing — essay assignments hit a minimum, magazine articles hit a maximum, blog posts target an SEO sweet spot, social media posts hit a character cap. Counting by hand or eyeballing it is unreliable; this tool counts everything that matters about a piece of text in real time as you paste or type.
You'll see word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time. The text is processed in your browser — nothing is sent to any server, so it's safe for confidential drafts.
Word counters use slightly different rules. Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and most academic word counters all break on whitespace and treat hyphenated words as single words. This tool follows the same convention. If you're submitting work that requires an exact platform's count, double-check on that platform — small differences (e.g., counting numbers, treating em-dashes) can shift the total by a few percent.
Target: 1,500 words for a substantive how-to post. Reading time: 1,500 / 238 ≈ 6.3 minutes Page count (single-spaced 12pt): ≈ 3 pages This is in the SEO sweet spot for in-depth content (longer pages tend to rank better for substantive topics, but only if the content is actually substantive).
Target: 18 minutes (TED-style) At 150 words/minute speaking pace: ≈ 2,700 words If your draft script is 4,000 words, you're going to run long unless you cut substantially. If it's 1,500 words, you'll finish under time and need more material or longer pauses.
Use this whenever a piece of writing has a word, character, sentence, or reading-time constraint: school assignments, blog posts, social media, email drafts, conference talks, marketing copy.
A few standard reference points: - Tweet: 280 characters - Average sentence: 15–20 words for clear prose; aim shorter for the web - Pomodoro draft (25 min): a focused writer produces 400–600 words - 1-page single-spaced 12pt: ≈ 500 words; double-spaced: ≈ 250 words - Reading speeds: silent ~238 WPM, audiobook ~150 WPM, college lecture ~125 WPM
For richer text analysis (readability scores, character frequency), use specialized tools — this counter focuses on the basic counts most writers and editors actually need.
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