Word Counter

About the Word Counter

This free online word counter and character counter updates live as you type. It instantly shows the word count, the string length (total number of characters), characters without spaces, and the number of sentences — perfect for essays, blog posts, social media captions, meta descriptions, and any field with a length limit.

Everything runs online in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, and there's no account or install.

What it counts

• Words — total number of words
• Characters — the full string length, including spaces
• Characters without spaces — string length excluding spaces
• Sentences — counted by sentence-ending punctuation
• Reading time — estimated at 200 words per minute

How to use it

• Paste or type your text into the box above
• Word, character, string length and sentence counts update instantly
• Use Copy text to copy your content, or Clear to start fresh
• Nothing is uploaded — all counting happens locally in your browser

Common uses

• Stay within character or string-length limits for tweets, titles and meta descriptions
• Check essay and article word counts online
• Measure the string length of names, codes or input fields