Word Counter Tool
Instantly count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs in your text. Perfect for writers, students, and professionals who need accurate text analysis.
About Our Word Counter Tool
Our free online word counter provides instant analysis of your text, giving you accurate counts of words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs. Whether you're a writer working on an article, a student completing an assignment, or a professional crafting important documents, this tool helps you meet specific length requirements.
The word counter is particularly useful for:
- Writers ensuring their content meets publisher requirements
- Students checking essay length for assignments
- SEO specialists optimizing content length
- Social media managers crafting posts with character limits
- Translators estimating project length and costs
How to Use the Word Counter
- Type or paste your text into the input box above
- Click "Count Words" or simply wait as the tool updates automatically
- View all your text statistics instantly
- Use the "Clear Text" button to start fresh
Word Counting Standards
Our tool follows standard counting methods:
- Words: Counted by splitting text at whitespace
- Characters: Includes all visible characters and spaces
- Characters (no spaces): Only counts visible characters
- Sentences: Counted by sentence-ending punctuation (.!?)
- Paragraphs: Counted by line breaks
- Reading Time: Estimated at 200 words per minute
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, our word counter works with any language that uses spaces between words. For languages without spaces (like Chinese or Japanese), the tool will count each character as a word.
Our word counter is highly accurate and matches the counting methods used by most word processors like Microsoft Word and Google Docs. For precise academic or professional requirements, we recommend verifying with your specific style guide.
You can analyze up to 100,000 characters at once, which is approximately 15,000-20,000 words. For most users, this is more than sufficient.
No, all processing happens in your browser. We never send your text to our servers, ensuring complete privacy for your content.