Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time — live as you type.
Free Online Word Counter
Our free word counter is a powerful tool for writers, students, bloggers, and professionals. Simply type or paste your text, and the tool instantly counts words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and lines. It also calculates estimated reading and speaking time.
Features
- Live word count — Updates in real-time as you type
- Character count — Total characters and characters without spaces
- Sentence & paragraph count — Automatically detected
- Line count — Count lines in your text
- Reading time — Estimated at 200 words per minute
- Speaking time — Estimated at 130 words per minute
- Keyword density — See your most-used words
- Copy & clear — Quick text management
- 100% free — No signup, no limits, no download
- Privacy — All processing happens in your browser
Who Uses a Word Counter?
- Students — Meet essay word count requirements
- Writers & bloggers — Stay within article length guidelines
- SEO professionals — Optimize meta descriptions and title tags
- Social media managers — Stay within Twitter/X, Instagram, and Facebook limits
- Translators — Track word count for pricing
- Lawyers — Meet document length requirements
- Journlists — Write to specific word counts
Word Count Limits for Popular Platforms
- Twitter/X post — 280 characters
- Facebook post — 63,206 characters
- Instagram caption — 2,200 characters
- SEO meta description — 155-160 characters
- SEO title tag — 55-60 characters
- LinkedIn post — 3,000 characters
- YouTube description — 5,000 characters
How Reading Time Is Calculated
Reading time is estimated at 200 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. Speaking time is estimated at 130 words per minute, the average speaking rate for presentations. These are estimates — actual times vary by content complexity and reader.
How Sentences and Paragraphs Are Counted
Sentences are counted by detecting sentence-ending punctuation (periods, exclamation marks, question marks). Paragraphs are counted by detecting double line breaks. Lines are counted by detecting single line breaks.