Word & Character Counter

Live stats for any text — character, word, sentence, and paragraph counts, plus reading time.

Characters 0

No Spaces 0

Words 0

Sentences 0

Paragraphs 0

Lines 0

Reading Time 0 min

Speaking Time 0 min

Your Text

Features

Characters, words, sentences

Paragraphs, lines

Reading time estimate

Character frequency

How to Use

1. Type or paste your text into the box.

2. Stats update live on the right — characters, words, sentences, paragraphs, reading time.

About this tool

Word limits are everywhere: essays, abstracts, meta descriptions, social posts, product listings and application forms. This counter updates as you type and shows characters with and without spaces, words, sentences, paragraphs and lines, plus estimated reading and speaking time. Words are counted as runs of characters separated by spaces, which matches most word processors for English and other languages that use spaces. Reading time assumes about 200 words per minute and speaking time about 150 words per minute, typical averages for adult readers and presenters. Counts help you stay within limits, but different platforms define characters differently — some count emoji or line breaks as two — so leave a small margin for strict limits.

Frequently Asked Questions

How are words counted?

A word is any group of characters separated by whitespace, so "e-mail" counts as one word and "well-known fact" as two. This matches how Microsoft Word and Google Docs count words in most languages.

How does the counter handle Chinese or Japanese text?

Chinese and Japanese are written without spaces between words, so a sentence may count as one "word". For these languages, the character count is the meaningful measure, and most limits for them are set in characters.

How is reading time estimated?

Reading time is the word count divided by 200 words per minute, and speaking time uses 150 words per minute. Technical or dense text takes longer to read, and presentations with pauses take longer to deliver.

Why does another site show a different character count?

Platforms count differently. This counter counts characters the way JavaScript stores them, so many emoji count as two; other sites may count an emoji as one, ignore line breaks, or trim trailing spaces. Check the rules of the specific platform for strict limits.

What are common length limits I should know?

Meta descriptions display about 150–160 characters, page titles about 50–60 characters, and posts on X allow 280 characters for standard accounts. Always check current platform rules, since limits change.