Word counter
Count words, characters and lines as you type.
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Paste plain text. Results update as you type. Up to 1,000,000 characters.
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How to use Word counter
- Enter your text in the input field.
- The result updates as you type. Adjust the available settings if needed.
- Read the counts above your text. Copy text copies the original text, not the statistics.
Count the words that matter
Words use English word segmentation. Punctuation is excluded from the word total; character counts include spaces and line breaks.
Reading time is an estimate
The reading estimate uses 200 words per minute. Technical text, unfamiliar language and reading aloud can take longer.
What to expect
Count words, characters and lines as you type. Words use English word segmentation. The reading estimate uses 200 words per minute. Counts can differ from a destination app, especially for emoji and mixed languages.
Try a small example
Hello world