Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, and reading time.
Whether you're hitting an essay limit, writing a meta description or drafting a tweet, you need to know exactly how long your text is.
About Word Counter
Get an instant word count, character count, sentence count, and estimated reading time as you type or paste text. Writers, students, and content marketers use this free word counter to hit essay limits, meta description lengths, or social media character caps without switching tools.
Whether you're hitting an essay limit, writing a meta description or drafting a tweet, you need to know exactly how long your text is. The word counter reports words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs and estimated reading time as you type, so you can edit to a target length with confidence.
How to use Word Counter
- Type or paste your text into the box.
- Watch the counts update live.
- Trim or expand until you hit your target.
- Check the reading-time estimate for blog posts and articles.
Key features
- Words, characters, sentences and paragraphs in real time.
- Estimated reading and speaking time.
- Works with long documents.
- No text is stored or transmitted.
Common use cases
- Keeping essays and assignments within word limits.
- Fitting meta descriptions (about 155 characters) and titles into search snippets.
- Checking social posts against character caps.
Frequently asked questions
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