📝 Word & Character Counter

Using Word & Character Counter

Check a draft against a submission limit — an essay word count, a product description cap, or a social post — and estimate how long it takes to read or say aloud.

How to use it

1. Paste or type your draft into the text box. Every count refreshes as you type, so you can trim a sentence and watch the total fall.
2. Read the word total first, then compare Characters with the No Spaces figure: forms that limit characters usually count spaces too.
3. Use the sentence and paragraph counts to spot a wall of text: one paragraph with many sentences is often worth splitting.
4. Check the reading and speaking times if you are preparing a talk or voice-over, then use Copy Text to take the edited draft back, or Clear Text to start again.

Worked example

Input and settings

Ship it today. Check tomorrow! Done.

Expected result

6 words; 37 characters; 31 characters without spaces; 3 sentences; 2 paragraphs.

Limits and common mistakes

• A word is anything between spaces, so Thai, Chinese or Japanese text written without spaces counts as one long word per run.
• Character totals use JavaScript string length, where many emoji count as two characters; a site with a strict limit may count them differently.
• Sentence detection looks for ., ! and ? — abbreviations such as "e.g." or "Dr." can add extra sentences to the count.
• Reading time assumes 200 words per minute and speaking time 130; dense technical text or a slow presenter will take longer.

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