About the word counter
Counts update as you type. Words are split on whitespace, sentences on . ! ?, and reading time assumes about 200 words per minute. Everything runs locally and is never uploaded.
What each number means
- Words — tokens separated by spaces, tabs or line breaks. Hyphenated compounds like "well-known" count as one word; "New York" counts as two.
- Characters — every keystroke including spaces and punctuation. This is the number Twitter/X-style limits care about.
- Characters (no spaces) — the same count with whitespace removed, the convention used for some translation and typesetting quotes.
- Sentences — counted from terminal punctuation (., ! and ?). Abbreviations such as "e.g." can add a sentence, so treat this as a close estimate.
- Paragraphs — blocks separated by blank lines or line breaks.
- Reading time — words divided by 200 per minute, a typical adult silent-reading pace. For speeches, plan on 130–150 spoken words per minute instead.
Common length targets
Some limits worth knowing when you are trimming: a Google search result title shows roughly 50–60 characters and a meta description about 155; an X/Twitter post allows 280 characters; a standard college-essay paragraph runs 100–200 words; most blog posts land between 800 and 1,500 words; a five-minute presentation script is roughly 650–750 spoken words. Paste your draft, watch the live counters, and cut toward the target — deleting from the end of sentences usually reads more naturally than deleting from the middle.
Word counter FAQ
Is my text uploaded or stored? No. Counting happens entirely in your browser with a few lines of JavaScript; nothing you type leaves your device, and refreshing the page clears it.
Is there a length limit? No practical one — the counter handles book-chapter-sized pastes without slowing down.
Do numbers and emoji count as words? Any characters separated by spaces count as a word, so "2026" is one word and an emoji standing alone is too — matching how most word processors count.