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Word Counter

Track your word count as you type or paste text. You can also inspect character, line and paragraph totals in the same editor.

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0Words
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0Sentences
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Writing insightsKeywords, readability, sentence flow and history
Unique words0
Characters without spaces0
Longest sentence0 words
Shortest sentence0 words
Average sentence0 words
Average word length0 characters
Estimated pages0
Reading ease (English only)—
Selected text0 words · 0 characters

Page estimate: 275 words per page. Reading ease uses an approximate syllable count for English and is not a grammar assessment. Character totals count visible Unicode characters.

What this tool does

Track your word count as you type or paste text. You can also inspect character, line and paragraph totals in the same editor.

  • Live word and character counts
  • Grapheme-aware character count
  • Selected-text count and copy

How to use word counter

  1. Type or paste your text into the editor.
  2. Read the live word and character totals.
  3. Copy or download the text when you are finished.

Questions and answers

Is the word counter free?

Yes. You can use this tool without creating an account.

Is my text uploaded?

The text processing in this tool runs in your browser. This initial version does not send entered text to a text-processing API.