Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and reading time — live as you type.
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Free Online Word Counter — Live As You Type
This word counter analyzes your text instantly as you type — no button to press, no page reload. It counts words, characters, characters without spaces, sentences, paragraphs and estimates your reading time based on an average reading speed of 200 words per minute.
Useful for blog posts, essays, social media captions, SEO meta descriptions, cover letters, academic assignments and anything else where word or character count matters.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is reading time calculated?
Reading time is estimated by dividing the word count by 200 — the average adult reading speed in words per minute. A 1000-word article takes approximately 5 minutes to read.
What counts as a word?
Any sequence of characters separated by a space or newline counts as a word. Numbers, hyphenated words and contractions each count as one word.
What counts as a sentence?
Any sequence of text ending with a period, exclamation mark or question mark counts as a sentence.
What counts as a paragraph?
Any block of text separated by a blank line counts as a paragraph. Single line breaks without an empty line between them are treated as the same paragraph.
Is my text stored anywhere?
No. Everything runs entirely in your browser. Your text is never sent to any server, making this completely private.
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