Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs as you type, and see how long your text takes to read or say out loud. Your text never leaves your browser.

How It Works

1. Type or Paste: Add your text to the box.
2. Watch the Counts: Every count updates as you type.
3. Check Your Limits: Use the character counts for social media posts, meta descriptions, and form fields with limits.

Key Features

• Live Counts: Words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, and paragraphs.
• Reading and Speaking Time: Based on average speeds of 238 words a minute for reading and 150 for speaking.
• Any Language: Uses your browser's language rules, so text in languages written without spaces is counted correctly.
• Private: Nothing you type is uploaded or saved.

Frequently Asked Questions

How are words counted?

A word is a run of letters or numbers, so punctuation on its own does not count. Hyphenated words and contractions follow your browser's language rules, the same rules word processors use.

Why might my count differ from another tool?

Tools disagree on things like hyphenated words, numbers, and emoji. Character counts here treat an emoji or an accented letter as one character, the way people read them, while some tools count the hidden code units instead.

How many characters fit in a meta description or a post?

Search engines show about 150 to 160 characters of a meta description. On X, posts are limited to 280 characters for most accounts.