§ 01 / TOOL
Word Counter.
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STATS APPEAR HERE.
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Characters
0
No spaces
0
Sentences
0
Paragraphs
0
Read time
0s
@ 238 wpm
Speak time
0s
@ 150 wpm
Avg / sentence
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words
// READY
Paste or type anything.
Stats update live. Your text stays in your browser — nothing is sent to a server.
§ 02 / ABOUT
What this counts, and why.
Paste any text — email draft, essay, meta description, tweet — and this tool breaks it into the stats writers and editors actually care about. Everything runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, logged, or sent anywhere.
// WHAT'S MEASURED
- Words — whitespace-separated tokens. "don't" counts as one word.
- Characters — with and without spaces, both reported.
- Sentences — split on
.,!,?(abbreviations are a known imperfect case). - Paragraphs and lines — paragraph breaks are blank-line separated; lines are literal newlines.
- Read time — assumes ~225 words/minute, the median adult silent-reading speed.
- Speak time — assumes ~150 words/minute, the conversational presentation pace.
// WHY IT MATTERS
Meta descriptions get truncated at ~160 characters in Google results. LinkedIn posts truncate at 210 before "see more". A 500-word blog post takes a reader ~2 minutes. The right length is about the channel, not the message.
Related: Case Converter, Lorem Ipsum, Word Unscrambler.
§ 02 / FAQ
Questions. Answered.
How does the word counter decide what a word is?+
Anything separated by whitespace counts as a word. Contractions (don't, it's) count as one word. Hyphenated words (well-known) count as one word. Emojis, numbers, and punctuation on their own don't count.
Is there a character limit?+
No fixed limit — everything runs in your browser. Paste a novel if you want. Extremely long text may slow down the page as you type; past ~500K characters it starts to feel sluggish on older devices.
How is read time calculated?+
Read time assumes 238 words per minute, which is the figure Medium uses for English prose. Speak time assumes 150 words per minute, a typical conversational pace.
Does my text leave my computer?+
No. Everything is analyzed in your browser. We store it only in your own local storage so you don't lose your draft on refresh. Clear it with the CLEAR button any time.
How are sentences counted?+
We split on periods, exclamation marks, and question marks followed by whitespace. Abbreviations like "Dr." or "e.g." can slightly inflate the count — that's a known limitation of simple rule-based counters.
Can I share my stats?+
Yes — the SHARE button in the stats bar copies a link to the tool plus your summary numbers. Your text itself is not shared.
§ 04 / TOOLS
Related calculators.
§ 05 / READING