Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs instantly. Paste or type your text to quickly analyse its length and get useful writing statistics.
How to Use
1. Enter or Paste Your Text
Type directly into the text box or paste the text you want to analyse.
2. Let the Counter Analyse Your Text
The tool automatically counts the words, characters, sentences and paragraphs in your text.
3. Review Your Writing Statistics
See your results instantly to understand the length and structure of your content.
4. Edit and Recheck
Add, remove or change your text and the results will update, making it easy to work towards a specific word or character count.
Word Counter
Type or paste your text below to instantly count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs.
What Do These Results Mean?
Words
The total number of words in the text you entered.
Characters
The total number of characters, including letters, numbers, punctuation marks and spaces.
Characters (No Spaces)
The total number of characters after spaces and line breaks are removed.
Sentences
The estimated number of sentences in your text based on sentence-ending punctuation such as full stops, question marks and exclamation marks.
Paragraphs
The number of text blocks separated by blank lines.
Reading Time
An estimated reading time based on an average reading speed of approximately 200 words per minute.
Example Calculation
See how the Word Counter analyses a simple piece of text.
Example:
Building useful online tools can help people save time and work more efficiently.
For this example, the Word Counter would show approximately:
Words: 13
Characters: 77 including spaces and punctuation
Characters (No Spaces): 65
Sentences: 1
Paragraphs: 1
Reading Time: 1 minute
Explanation
The tool identifies words separated by spaces, counts the characters in the text, detects sentence-ending punctuation and identifies separate paragraphs. Reading time is estimated using an average reading speed of approximately 200 words per minute.
Word Counter Formula & Calculation Method
The Word Counter uses simple counting rules and formulas to analyse the text you enter.
Word Count
Words are identified by separating text at spaces and other whitespace.
Character Count
Characters = Letters + Numbers + Punctuation + Spaces
Characters Without Spaces
Characters Without Spaces = Total Characters − Spaces and Whitespace
Sentence Count
Sentences are estimated using sentence-ending punctuation such as . ? !
Paragraph Count
Paragraphs are identified as separate blocks of text divided by blank lines.
Reading Time
Reading Time = Word Count ÷ 200 words per minute
Word Counter Terms Explained
Understand the key terms and writing statistics used in the Word Counter.
Word Count
The total number of words detected in the text you enter or paste.
Character Count
The total number of characters in your text, including letters, numbers, punctuation marks and spaces.
Characters Without Spaces
The number of characters remaining after spaces and other whitespace are excluded.
Sentence Count
The estimated number of sentences detected using sentence-ending punctuation.
Paragraph Count
The number of separate blocks of text divided by blank lines.
Reading Time
An estimate of how long it may take an average reader to read the text, based on approximately 200 words per minute.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about counting words, characters and other writing statistics.
Does the Word Counter update automatically?
Yes. The results update automatically as you type, paste, edit or remove text.
Does the character count include spaces?
The Characters result includes spaces and punctuation. The Characters (No Spaces) result excludes spaces and other whitespace.
How is reading time calculated?
Estimated reading time is based on an average reading speed of approximately 200 words per minute. Short text is shown as a minimum of 1 minute.
What can I use the Word Counter for?
You can use it for articles, essays, reports, social media posts, website content, assignments and other writing where you need to monitor word or character length.
Disclaimer
This Word Counter is provided for general informational and productivity purposes.
Results are generated automatically from the text entered and may vary depending on formatting, punctuation and writing style.
Sentence, paragraph and reading-time figures should be treated as estimates.