Word & Character Counter
Paste or type your text below. Counts update live — no button to press, nothing uploaded anywhere.
How to use the word counter
Type directly into the box, or paste text from a document, email, or web page. As soon as the text changes, every statistic above updates automatically: word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, paragraph count, and an estimated reading time based on an average adult reading speed of 200 words per minute.
Frequently asked questions
Is my text stored or uploaded anywhere?
No. This tool runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Nothing you type is sent to a server, logged, or saved — it disappears the moment you close or refresh the page.
How is the word count calculated?
Words are counted as groups of characters separated by whitespace (spaces, tabs, or line breaks). This matches how most word processors, including Microsoft Word and Google Docs, count words.
How is reading time estimated?
We divide your total word count by 200 words per minute, the commonly cited average adult silent-reading speed, and round to the nearest sensible unit (seconds or minutes).
Does this tool have a character limit?
No — you can paste text of any length. Very long documents (tens of thousands of words) may take a fraction of a second longer to update.