Word & Character Counter

Live statistics for your text: words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, lines and reading time.

About this tool

Whether you are trimming a meta description to its limit, meeting an essay requirement or pacing a blog post, this counter gives you the numbers as you type — no button to press. It reports words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, lines and an estimated reading time.

How to use it

  1. Type or paste your text — every statistic updates live.
  2. Watch the counters for the metric you care about.

Good to know

  • Words are counted by splitting on whitespace, matching how most word processors behave.
  • Paragraphs are counted on blank-line breaks; a single non-empty line counts as one paragraph.
  • Reading time assumes about 200 words per minute — a common average for adult readers.