How does the tool count words?

Words are counted by splitting text on whitespace and punctuation boundaries. Hyphenated words like 'state-of-the-art' are counted as one word.

Does it count characters with or without spaces?

Both. The tool shows character count including spaces and excluding spaces separately.

What reading speed does it use?

Reading time uses 238 words per minute (average adult silent reading). Speaking time uses 130 wpm.

Word Counter & Text Analyzer

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Text Analysis Metrics

Word Count: The total number of words in the text.
Character Count: The total number of characters in the text (including spaces).
Sentence Count: The total number of sentences in the text.
Paragraph Count: The total number of paragraphs in the text.
Reading Time: An estimate of how long it will take to read the text.
Keyword Density: The percentage of times a specific keyword appears in the text relative to the total number of words.

About

The Word Counter gives you a detailed breakdown of any text. See real-time counts for words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs, and unique words. Also estimates reading time and speaking time. Invaluable for bloggers, copywriters, SEO specialists, and students.

Count words, characters, and analyze text with reading time estimates.

Runs in browser: Yes
No signup required: Yes

Examples

Count words

Count words and characters in text.

Input

Hello world. This is a sample.

Output

Words: 6, Characters: 28

Use Cases

Blog & Article Writing — Stay within target word counts for SEO-optimized articles.
Academic Papers — Verify essays or assignments meet word count requirements.
Social Media Copywriting — Monitor character counts (e.g. Twitter 280 characters).
Speech Preparation — Use speaking time estimates to pace a speech (130–150 wpm).

Frequently Asked Questions

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