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Word Counter

Paste your text to get a live count of words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading time — instantly and privately.

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Why Use This Word Counter?

Briefs come with word counts, and finding out you are four hundred over at the end is a painful edit. This word counter updates live as you write or paste. It shows words, characters and estimated reading time together. Keep it open beside your draft when a piece has to land within a limit.

Questions answered

Frequently asked questions

Everything you might be wondering about the Word Counter.

How is reading time estimated?
Reading time assumes an average adult reading speed of about 200 words per minute. It is a guide — technical or dense text reads slower, light text faster.
How are words and sentences counted?
Words are runs of non-space characters. Sentences are counted by sentence-ending punctuation (. ! ?). Paragraphs are blocks separated by blank lines. Everything updates live as you type.
Is my text private?
Yes — counting happens entirely in your browser. Nothing you paste is uploaded or stored.
See it in action

A worked example

Real input, real output — so you know what to expect before you run it yourself.

Quick example
Sample input
A 500-word article
Sample output
Live counts for words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and ~2m 30s reading time.
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