How does the word counter work?

Paste or type your text and the counter instantly shows word count, character count, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time.

Does it count spaces as characters?

The counter shows total characters with spaces and without spaces so you can use either metric.

Reading time is estimated at 200-250 words per minute, the average adult silent reading speed.

No. The tool handles any length of text from a single word to full-length documents.

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Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, reading time, keyword density and more.

Word Goal

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Words

Characters

Chars (no space)

Sentences

Paragraphs

Lines

0 min

Reading Time (avg 238 wpm)

0 min

Speaking Time (avg 130 wpm)

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Flesch Reading Ease:—

Grade Level (FK):—

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