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Free word counter
Paste a draft. This page counts words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs, then estimates reading time and speaking time. The text stays in your browser.
Counts update as you type. They are not sent anywhere.
How the counts work
- A word is the text between spaces, tabs, or line breaks. well-known is one word. An empty box is zero words.
- Characters includes spaces and line breaks. Characters without spaces drops them. An emoji counts as one character in both.
- A sentence is approximate. The counter looks for a period, question mark, or exclamation mark. A draft with words and no ending mark still counts as one sentence.
- A paragraph is a block of text. A blank line starts the next one.
- Reading time divides the word count by 238 and rounds up. Speaking time uses 150. A short draft still shows 1 minute once it has any words.
Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and this page can disagree on hyphens, footnotes, and punctuation. Use this count as a check of the draft in front of you. If you are writing a title or a meta description for a search result, the SERP preview shows width. The title tag guide explains why a character count is not a Google limit.
Questions about this counter
How does this word counter count words?
A word is a group of characters separated by spaces, tabs, or line breaks. well-known counts as one word. A blank box counts as zero. Microsoft Word uses its own rules, so the two counts can differ.
Do character counts include spaces?
This page shows both. Characters includes spaces and line breaks. Characters without spaces leaves those out. Both count Unicode characters, so one emoji is one character.
How is reading time calculated?
Reading time uses 238 words per minute and rounds up to the next minute. Speaking time uses 150 words per minute the same way. Both are averages. They are not a measure of one reader.
Does this tool upload what I paste?
No. The text stays in the browser. Blogoose does not receive it.