How does this word counter count words?

It estimates words from whitespace-separated text; punctuation stays attached to its word and language-specific tokenization can vary.

Does the character count include spaces?

The tool reports character totals for the text as entered; spaces and line breaks are part of that text.

How is reading time estimated?

Reading time is an estimate based on the text length and an average reading pace, not a measurement of an individual reader.

No. Counting happens in your browser and the text is not sent to SiteIndex.

Can I use the counter for social media limits?

Yes. Compare the character count with the platform's current limit; platform rules can change and may count some characters differently.

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Text Counter

Count words, characters, sentences, and lines in your text, with a rough reading-time estimate.

Guide

Interactive workspace

No account required

Text Counter

Words

Chars

Lines

Sentences

Characters without spaces

Reading time

1 min

Words use whitespace; characters use UTF-16 code units. Reading time assumes 200 words per minute. The summary excludes your original text.

Results and sharing

Words and characters update above the editor. Copy or download statistics without the original text. Words use whitespace, characters use UTF-16 units, and reading time assumes 200 words per minute.

Use Share result to preview and copy a link. Anyone with the link can read the included details; nothing is saved on our server. Shared result links open read-only snapshots. Large results require a downloaded file instead.

How to use it

Paste or type the text you want to measure.
Read the prominent word and character counts and the secondary metrics.
Use reading time as a rough estimate, not an exact language-aware measurement.
Copy or download statistics without the source text; edit or clear to measure another draft.

What is Text Counter?

Count characters, words, lines, sentences, and estimated reading time for any text block.

How it works

Words and UTF-16 character totals update above the editor. Secondary metrics include lines, non-whitespace characters, sentence estimates, and reading time at 200 words per minute. Empty input has zero reading time. Copy or TXT download includes statistics only, not the source text.

Common uses

Check a draft against a word or character limit.
Estimate reading time for a short article or script.
Count lines or sentences in text before editing or publishing.

Limitations

Character count is JavaScript string length, not user-perceived graphemes; emoji can count as multiple units.
Sentence and word segmentation is heuristic, not a language-aware tokenizer or an exact reading-time prediction.

Frequently asked questions

How does this word counter count words?: It estimates words from whitespace-separated text; punctuation stays attached to its word and language-specific tokenization can vary.
Does the character count include spaces?: The tool reports character totals for the text as entered; spaces and line breaks are part of that text.
How is reading time estimated?: Reading time is an estimate based on the text length and an average reading pace, not a measurement of an individual reader.
Is my text uploaded?: No. Counting happens in your browser and the text is not sent to SiteIndex.
Can I use the counter for social media limits?: Yes. Compare the character count with the platform's current limit; platform rules can change and may count some characters differently.