Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and lines as you type, with true UTF‑8 file size and reading time. Everything runs in your browser, so the text is never uploaded.
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Your Text
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Counts
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is one visible character but several code points. Form validators and databases usually measure UTF-16 units.Selection
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Free Word and Character Counter
This counter reports words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, lines and the real UTF‑8 size of your text. Counts refresh as you type, so you can write straight into the box and watch a limit rather than pasting back and forth.
What Counts as a Word
the quick brown foxFour words. Spaces, tabs and line breaks all separate words.end.One word, the same way a word processor counts it.well-knownOne word, not two.1,299 unitsTwo words. Numerals are treated like any other token.今日は良い天気Each character counts as one word, as those scripts have no spaces.Characters, Code Points and Bytes
Most counters report Unicode code points, which is the big character number above. The precise panel also shows visible characters, where an emoji built from several code points counts once, and UTF‑16 code units, which is what many form fields and database columns actually limit. The UTF‑8 size is the file size you would get by saving the text.
Using a Limit
Choose a preset for a title tag, meta description, social post or SMS, or set your own in characters or words. The meter turns amber near the limit and red once you pass it, and always shows the amount you have left.
Why Counters Disagree
Different tools define a sentence, a word and a character differently. Sentence detection here ignores common
abbreviations such as Mr. and e.g. and decimals such as 3.5, which are
the usual reason a sentence count comes out too high elsewhere.