Word Count
Count words, characters, and lines in your text
Characters
0
No Spaces
0
Words
0
Sentences
0
Paragraphs
0
Lines
0
Reading (min)
0
What does the counter measure?
The counter analyses any text you paste or type and reports four metrics in real time: total words, total characters (with and without spaces), sentences, and paragraphs. Word boundaries are detected by splitting on whitespace; sentences are detected by terminal punctuation (`.`, `!`, `?`); paragraphs are split by blank lines.
Counters like this are useful for hitting platform limits — Twitter at 280 chars, SMS at 160, college essays with word minimums, blog post sweet spots — without copying into a separate editor or risking your draft on a third-party service.
Examples
| Input | Result |
|---|---|
| Hello world | 2 words · 11 chars (10 no spaces) · 1 sentence · 1 paragraph |
| Hi! How are you? I'm well. | 6 words · 26 chars · 3 sentences · 1 paragraph |
Frequently asked questions
How is a word defined?
A word is any non-empty sequence of non-whitespace characters. Hyphenated phrases like 'state-of-the-art' count as one word; numbers count as words too.
How are sentences detected?
By terminal punctuation: a sentence ends at the first `.`, `!`, or `?` followed by whitespace or end of input. Abbreviations with periods (Dr., e.g.) may inflate the count slightly — there's no perfect heuristic.
What counts as a paragraph?
Two or more line breaks separate paragraphs. A single line break stays inside the same paragraph.
Is character count with or without spaces?
Both are reported. The 'no spaces' figure also excludes tabs and newlines — useful when matching strict character limits like SMS.
Is my text uploaded?
No. The counters run on your text inside this tab — nothing is sent to a server, and the page works fully offline once loaded.