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Text & Writing
Count words as you type
Paste or type text below to see live word, character, sentence and paragraph counts.
Live counts
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Words & characters
- Words
- 0
- Characters
- 0
- Characters (no spaces)
- 0
Structure & reading
- Sentences
- 0
- Paragraphs
- 0
- Reading time
- < 1 min
Questions people ask
Is my text sent to a server?
No. The word counter runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Your text is never uploaded, stored, or sent anywhere.
How are words counted?
Words are sequences of characters separated by whitespace. Hyphenated compounds count as one word, matching the convention used by most word processors.
How is reading time estimated?
Reading time assumes an average adult reading speed of 200 words per minute and is rounded up to the nearest minute.