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Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, reading time, and keyword density instantly.
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Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and more.
Fast, accurate, and 100% free.Overview
0WordsT
0CharactersAa
0Characters
(no spaces)≡
(no spaces)≡
0Sentences○
0Paragraphs¶
0Reading Time
(minutes)◷
(minutes)◷
0Speaking Time
(minutes)▤
(minutes)▤
0Average Word
Length▥
Length▥
Detailed Metrics
- Lines
- 0
- Uppercase Words
- 0
- Longest Word
- —
- Lowercase Words
- 0
- Shortest Word
- —
- Numbers
- 0
- Unique Words
- 0
- Special Characters
- 0
- Repeated Words
- 0
- White Spaces
- 0
Top Keywords
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i Results are updated in real time as you type.
How it works?
- Type, paste, or upload your text.
- Content is analyzed in real time.
- Review detailed statistics instantly.
- Copy, download, or clear your content.
Your Privacy, Our Priority
- Your content is never stored
- We do not collect your text
- Everything is processed in your browser
- 100% secure and private
Popular Use Cases
- Essays and assignments
- SEO content writing
- Blog articles
- Social media posts
- Reports and documents
Practical guide
How to use Word Counter
What this tool helps you do
Word counts vary because software disagrees about hyphens, apostrophes, numbers, URLs, and scripts without spaces. This tool provides a consistent count plus characters, lines, paragraphs, and reading estimates for everyday editing.
When it is useful
- Checking an assignment limit
- Planning article length
- Reviewing social post limits
- Estimating reading time
A practical example
Paste exactly: Hello world. This is LipiCode! The current counter reports 5 words, 30 characters, 26 characters without whitespace, 2 sentences and 1 paragraph. Both reading and speaking estimates show 1 minute because non-empty estimates round up.
Limitations and common mistakes
Word tokens include letters and numbers and can keep an apostrophe, hyphen or dot inside a token. Abbreviations and punctuation can affect sentence counting. JavaScript character length counts UTF-16 code units, so an emoji can count as more than one character. The destination application's rules may differ.
How to use Word Counter
- Type or paste plain text into Enter Your Text.
- Read the live word and character counts; no submit action is needed.
- Use blank lines to separate paragraphs if paragraph count matters.
- For a document, use Load from File. TXT, DOCX and PDF extraction uses the server; pasted text is counted in the browser.
- Compare the destination's counter before submitting a strict-length assignment or application.
Inputs and processing
Typed and pasted text is analyzed locally. File import accepts TXT, DOCX or PDF below 10,000,000 bytes (about 10 MB) and uploads the document for text extraction. Legacy DOC files are not supported. Formatting and embedded images are not counted as ordinary text.
If something goes wrong
My document count differs from Word
Inspect the extracted text for headers, footers, tables or scanned pages. Use the application's final count where its submission rules apply.
A PDF imports little text
It may be a scan or use a complex text layout. Inspect the extracted text and correct it before relying on the count.
Frequently asked questions
How are reading and speaking time calculated?
Reading time is words divided by 225; speaking time is words divided by 130. Non-empty results round up to a whole minute. These are rough editing estimates.
Is my text uploaded?
Typing and pasting stay in the page. Load from File uploads the selected document for text extraction.
What separates paragraphs?
One or more blank lines. A single line break changes line count without necessarily starting a new paragraph.