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Word / Character Counter

Free Word & Character Counter - Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs in your text. No login, no sign in, no registration required. Perfect for writers, students, and content creators tracking word counts for essays, articles, and social media posts.

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112 characters1,000,000 max

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Comprehensive stats

Get word count, character count, paragraphs, sentences, and lines.

Statistics

Real-time word and character counts for your text.

112

Characters

Including spaces

Characters (no spaces)

Excluding spaces

Words

Word count

Paragraphs

Paragraph count

Sentences

Sentence count

Lines

Line count

Count words and characters in minutes

Get instant statistics for any text, track your writing progress, and meet word count requirements all without leaving your browser.

Paste or type your text

Enter any text you want to analyze. We process everything locally in your browser.

Supports text of any length with instant counting.
Preserves line breaks and formatting structure.

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See word count, character count, paragraphs, sentences, and lines in real-time.

Statistics update as you type or paste.
Counts include characters with and without spaces.

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See comprehensive statistics including paragraphs, sentences, and line counts.

Perfect for writers, students, and content creators.
Track your writing progress and meet word limits.

Copy or download results

Copy your text to clipboard or download it as a text file for later use.

Download files keep UTF-8 encoding and original structure.
Copy buttons work instantly with all text.

Where teams rely on word counting

Speed up writing, content creation, and document analysis with instant statistics.

Writing & content creation

Track word counts for articles, blog posts, essays, and social media content.

Meet word count requirements for assignments.
Track progress on long-form content.
Optimize content length for different platforms.

Academic & professional

Count words and characters for papers, reports, and professional documents.

Ensure compliance with length requirements.
Track character limits for abstracts and summaries.
Analyze document structure and readability.

SEO & marketing

Optimize content length for search engines and social media platforms.

Count characters for meta descriptions and titles.
Track word counts for blog posts and articles.
Ensure content fits platform character limits.

Word counting best practices

Follow these guidelines to make the most of word and character counting for your writing and content creation.

Effective writing tracking

Use word and character counts to improve your writing workflow and meet requirements.

Use word count to ensure your content meets length requirements.
Track character count (with and without spaces) for different platforms.
Monitor paragraph count to maintain good readability and structure.
Use sentence count to analyze writing style and complexity.
Track line count for code, scripts, or formatted text.
Copy statistics to share with editors or collaborators.
Download your text to keep a backup of your work.

Word counter FAQs

Get answers about limits, privacy, and the counter's capabilities.

Does counting happen locally?

Yes. Everything runs in your browser—no data leaves your device. Your text is processed entirely on your computer.

How long can the text be?

We comfortably handle text up to 1 million characters. For very large files, we suggest using command-line tools.

What's the difference between characters and characters without spaces?

Characters includes all characters including spaces, tabs, and newlines. Characters without spaces excludes all whitespace characters, giving you a count of only visible characters.

How are words counted?

Words are counted by splitting text on whitespace and counting non-empty segments. This matches standard word counting methods used in most word processors.

Can I download the text?

Yes. Use the download button to save your text as a UTF-8 text file. The file will contain exactly what you entered.