Free Online Word Counter
Free online word counter to count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs instantly. Fast, simple and easy to use.
Word Counter
This free word counter makes it easy to see how many words are contained in your text. It is useful for essays, articles, assignments, blog posts, social media content, emails and other writing where word count matters.
What does this word counter measure?
- Words — Counts the words in your text.
- Characters — Counts every character, including spaces.
- Characters without spaces — Counts characters while excluding whitespace.
- Sentences — Counts sentences based on sentence-ending punctuation.
- Paragraphs — Counts separate blocks of text.
- Reading time — Estimates how long it takes to read the text at approximately 200 words per minute.
Why is word count important?
Many types of writing have recommended or required word limits. Students may need to meet an assignment requirement, writers may want to keep an article within a target length, and social media posts often have character limitations.
Instead of manually counting your text, simply paste it into the counter above and the statistics are calculated instantly.
Is my text stored?
No. The counting happens directly in your browser. Your text does not need to be uploaded to a server for the counter to work.