Word & character counter

Check the length of essays, articles, captions and meta descriptions as you write - with reading and speaking time.

Free · No sign-up · Your files are processed on your device and never uploaded

How to use Word counter

  1. Paste or type…
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    Paste or type

    Put your content in the box - or try the example.

  2. Result appears instantly
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    Watch the result

    The result updates as you type - choose options above if needed.

  3. TXTCopy / Download
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    Download the result

    Ready in seconds. Your file never left your device.

Features

  • Words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and lines.
  • Reading time (238 words a minute) and speaking time.

Private by design

Everything runs in your browser. Nothing you paste is uploaded, logged or stored - safe for API responses, tokens and customer data.

Questions

Does it work for all languages?

Words are counted by spaces, so it works for most languages; for Chinese and Japanese use the character count.

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