Word & Character Counter
Count words, characters, sentences and reading time.
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About Word & Character Counter
Word & Character Counter tells you how long a piece of writing is and how long it takes to read or say aloud, updating as you type. Beyond the basic counts it shows sentences, paragraphs, average word length and the fifteen most repeated meaningful words. Built for students with assignment limits and writers with editor briefs. Your text stays in the browser tab and is never sent anywhere.
How to use Word & Character Counter
- Type directly in the box, or paste your essay, article or caption.
- Read the tiles above for words, characters, characters without spaces, sentences and paragraphs.
- Check the reading and speaking time estimates if you are preparing a talk.
- Look at the Top keywords list to spot words you are overusing.
What people use it for
- Keeping a college assignment or SOP inside a strict word limit
- Checking a social media caption or meta description against a character limit
- Timing a speech or presentation script before rehearsing it
- Spotting repeated words in an article before sending it to an editor
Good to know
Reading time assumes 200 words per minute and speaking time 130 words per minute, which are averages, not promises. Sentences are counted at full stops, question marks, exclamation marks and the Devanagari danda, so abbreviations can inflate the count slightly. Common filler words are excluded from the keyword list so the terms shown are the ones that matter.