Count Words and Characters Online for Free

The Word and Character Counter gives you an instant breakdown of your text — total words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading time. Useful for blog posts, academic writing, SEO meta tags, and social media character limits. Paste your text and all counts update instantly. Free, no account, runs in browser.

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   Type or paste your text into the input area.

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   Word count, character count, sentence count, and paragraph count appear in real time.

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   Use the counts to hit your target length or character limit.

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   Paste your text into the input field or type directly into the editor.

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   Monitor the word, character, and sentence counts as they update in real time.

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   Copy your analyzed text or clear the tool for your next writing task.