Character and Word Counter

Count characters, words, lines, paragraphs and reading time.

118
Characters
98
No spaces
21
Words
2
Sentences
1
Lines
1
Paragraphs
~6s
Reading time
Remove spaces

A character and word counter analyzes your text as you type: character count (with and without spaces), words, lines, paragraphs, and an estimated reading time. Paste or type your text, and every number updates instantly.

This is useful anywhere there's a limit or a length requirement: social media and messaging posts with character caps, SEO metadata (titles up to ~60 characters, descriptions up to ~160), classified ads, essays with a minimum word count, and subtitles. The reading time estimate helps you gauge how long an article will feel to a reader.

Everything runs right in your browser, and your text is never sent anywhere. It's handy to keep this tab open and check your length as you write.

Frequently asked questions

It uses an average reading speed of 200 words per minute. If the result comes out under 60 seconds, it's shown in seconds; otherwise, in minutes.
In the "Characters" figure — yes. In the "Without spaces" figure — no.
By end punctuation: a period, exclamation mark, or question mark (or groups of them). "Hi!! How are you?" counts as two sentences.
Sometimes you need text with no spaces at all — for example, to check a no-spaces character limit on Twitter/X, or for word counts in academic contexts.

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