Free online word counter that tallies words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and estimated reading time in real time. Works for English and Chinese — paste and go, fully private.
Submissions have limits, essays have targets, SEO articles have recommended lengths, ad copy must fit a slot, and abstracts are often capped — knowing as you write keeps you from overshooting and having to cut, or coming up short. A live count lets you pace yourself.
English forms and limits often count characters (with or without spaces — and those differ), social platforms usually cap by character, while word count matters for prose. This tool shows words, characters, paragraphs and lines at once, so it fits whichever rule you're under.
Estimating reading time, sizing paragraphs and keeping them from running too long all make a piece easier to read. Once the content's set, use our text case converter to fix casing or formatting before pasting back into a doc or CMS.
Chinese is counted by character; English is counted by whitespace-separated words.
No. Everything is counted in your browser and nothing is uploaded.