Word Counter
Paste any text to count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading time.
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In-depth explanation
Word and character counts help with essays, social posts, SEO meta descriptions, and writing goals. Reading time is estimated at about 200–250 words per minute for average adult reading. Everything runs locally in your browser — your inputs are not uploaded to produce the result.
Words are counted as sequences of characters separated by spaces or line breaks. Numbers and hyphenated terms typically count as single words. You can see both characters with spaces and characters without spaces in the results.
Reading time is estimated using an average reading speed of 230 words per minute. Actual time varies by text difficulty and reader. Tweak the inputs above to compare options, then copy or note the result you need.
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