Word Counter
Paste or type text to see live word count, character count, line count, and estimated reading time. No data is sent to a server.
Words0
Characters0
Chars (no spaces)0
Lines0
Sentences0
Reading time—
How words are counted
Words are counted by splitting text on whitespace — any sequence of non-whitespace characters is treated as one word. This matches the convention used by most word processors.
Reading time estimate
Reading time is calculated at an average pace of 200 words per minute, a common midpoint for adult reading speed. The estimate rounds up to the nearest minute.
What the counts mean
- Characters — total characters including spaces and punctuation.
- Characters (no spaces) — useful for platforms that count only visible characters.
- Lines — number of newline-separated lines in the input.
- Sentences — sequences ending in
.,!, or?.