Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs, and estimate reading time — instantly, right in your browser.
This tool counts every whitespace-separated sequence of characters as one word — the same convention used by Microsoft Word and Google Docs. Hyphenated words like "well-known" count as a single word. Sentences are detected using period, exclamation, and question mark boundaries, and paragraphs are counted as blocks of text separated by line breaks.
Reading time is estimated at 200 words per minute (average adult silent-reading speed), and speaking time at 130 words per minute (typical presentation pace). Both are based on word count only and don't account for images, headings, or pauses.
This tool counts every whitespace-separated sequence of characters as one word, matching the convention used by Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and most academic word counters.
Character count with spaces includes every character including blank spaces, which is what most social media platforms use for their limits. Character count without spaces excludes them, which some academic or publishing guidelines specify.
Reading time is estimated using an average adult silent-reading speed of 200 words per minute. It's based only on word count and doesn't account for images, headings, or pauses for comprehension.
Hyphenated words like "well-known" are counted as a single word, since this tool treats any sequence of characters between spaces as one word, matching how Microsoft Word counts them.
No. All counting happens directly in your browser using JavaScript — your text is never sent to a server, stored, or logged anywhere.